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diff --git a/src/check_type.cpp b/src/check_type.cpp
index cd329af00..dd8559114 100644
--- a/src/check_type.cpp
+++ b/src/check_type.cpp
@@ -3337,6 +3337,10 @@ gb_internal bool check_type_internal(CheckerContext *ctx, Ast *e, Type **type, T
gbString s = expr_to_string(pt->type);
error(e, "^ is used for pointer types, did you mean '&%s'?", s);
gb_string_free(s);
+ } else if (is_type_pointer(o.type)) {
+ gbString s = expr_to_string(pt->type);
+ error(e, "^ is used for pointer types, did you mean a dereference: '%s^'?", s);
+ gb_string_free(s);
} else {
// NOTE(bill): call check_type_expr again to get a consistent error message
elem = check_type_expr(&c, pt->type, nullptr);