diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index dece3745..cf16b4d0 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -2964,7 +2964,10 @@ static void type_to_str(char *buf, int buf_size,
     case VT_PTR:
         s = type->ref;
         if (t & VT_ARRAY) {
-            snprintf(buf1, sizeof(buf1), "%s[%d]", varstr ? varstr : "", s->c);
+            if (varstr && '*' == *varstr)
+                snprintf(buf1, sizeof(buf1), "(%s)[%d]", varstr, s->c);
+            else
+                snprintf(buf1, sizeof(buf1), "%s[%d]", varstr ? varstr : "", s->c);
             type_to_str(buf, buf_size, &s->type, buf1);
             goto no_var;
         }
diff --git a/tests/tests2/60_errors_and_warnings.c b/tests/tests2/60_errors_and_warnings.c
index b32a3db1..289c0304 100644
--- a/tests/tests2/60_errors_and_warnings.c
+++ b/tests/tests2/60_errors_and_warnings.c
@@ -118,4 +118,10 @@ enum e5;
 void f3(enum e4 e);
 void f3(enum e5 e);
 
+#elif defined test_ptr_to_str
+void f() { _Generic((int const *[]){0}, int:0); }
+#elif defined test_fnptr_to_str
+void f() { _Generic((int (*(*)(float,char))(double,int)){0}, int:0); }
+#elif defined test_array_to_str
+void f() { _Generic((int(*)[3]){0}, int:0); }
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/tests2/60_errors_and_warnings.expect b/tests/tests2/60_errors_and_warnings.expect
index 5f2fa1c2..aae5ce9e 100644
--- a/tests/tests2/60_errors_and_warnings.expect
+++ b/tests/tests2/60_errors_and_warnings.expect
@@ -44,3 +44,12 @@
 
 [test_enum_compat]
 60_errors_and_warnings.c:119: error: incompatible types for redefinition of 'f3'
+
+[test_ptr_to_str]
+60_errors_and_warnings.c:122: error: type 'const int **' does not match any association
+
+[test_fnptr_to_str]
+60_errors_and_warnings.c:124: error: type 'int (*(*)(float, char))(double, int)' does not match any association
+
+[test_array_to_str]
+60_errors_and_warnings.c:126: error: type 'int (*)[3]' does not match any association