diff --git a/lang/codegen/codegen.c b/lang/codegen/codegen.c
index 7e9687b..7d219bc 100644
--- a/lang/codegen/codegen.c
+++ b/lang/codegen/codegen.c
@@ -220,7 +220,12 @@ enum ivy_status codegen_resolve_variable(
 struct mie_value *codegen_load_variable(
 	struct ivy_codegen *gen, struct codegen_var *var)
 {
-	return mie_builder_load(gen->c_builder, var->v_type, var->v_value, NULL);
+	if (var->v_flags & CODEGEN_VAR_F_PTR) {
+		return mie_builder_load(
+			gen->c_builder, var->v_type, var->v_value, NULL);
+	}
+
+	return var->v_value;
 }
 
 static struct code_generator_state *get_current_generator_state(