diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/morph.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/morph.cpp
index 2d0d108a3349c..6d7f8c7bc6fdc 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/morph.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/morph.cpp
@@ -5509,8 +5509,16 @@ GenTree* Compiler::fgMorphArrayIndex(GenTree* tree)
             fgSetRngChkTarget(indexAddr);
         }
 
-        // Change `tree` into an indirection and return.
-        tree->ChangeOper(GT_IND);
+        if (!tree->TypeIs(TYP_STRUCT))
+        {
+            tree->ChangeOper(GT_IND);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            DEBUG_DESTROY_NODE(tree);
+            tree = gtNewObjNode(elemStructType, indexAddr);
+            INDEBUG(tree->gtDebugFlags |= GTF_DEBUG_NODE_MORPHED);
+        }
         GenTreeIndir* const indir = tree->AsIndir();
         indir->Addr()             = indexAddr;
         bool canCSE               = indir->CanCSE();
@@ -5520,9 +5528,7 @@ GenTree* Compiler::fgMorphArrayIndex(GenTree* tree)
             indir->SetDoNotCSE();
         }
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-        indexAddr->gtDebugFlags |= GTF_DEBUG_NODE_MORPHED;
-#endif // DEBUG
+        INDEBUG(indexAddr->gtDebugFlags |= GTF_DEBUG_NODE_MORPHED);
 
         return indir;
     }