diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs
index 0ca0f40d47f..4dc355ae51f 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ impl<'a> FunctionContext<'a> {
     /// Create a const offset of an address for an array load or store
     pub(super) fn make_offset(&mut self, mut address: ValueId, offset: u128) -> ValueId {
         if offset != 0 {
-            let offset = self.builder.field_constant(offset);
+            let offset = self.builder.numeric_constant(offset, self.builder.type_of_value(address));
             address = self.builder.insert_binary(address, BinaryOp::Add, offset);
         }
         address