diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
index 59a19cd698..a6b36b873f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) middle_stages() ! {
 	if b.checker.should_abort {
 		return error('too many errors/warnings/notices')
 	}
+	if b.checker.unresolved_return_size.len > 0 {
+		util.timing_start('Checker.update_unresolved_sizes')
+		b.checker.update_unresolved_return_sizes()
+		util.timing_measure('Checker.update_unresolved_sizes')
+	}
 	if b.pref.check_only {
 		return error_with_code('stop_after_checker', 8001)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 0c2bcaa97c..327e2442ef 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -74,20 +74,21 @@ pub mut:
 	in_for_count                int      // if checker is currently in a for loop
 	returns                     bool
 	scope_returns               bool
-	is_builtin_mod              bool // true inside the 'builtin', 'os' or 'strconv' modules; TODO: remove the need for special casing this
-	is_just_builtin_mod         bool // true only inside 'builtin'
-	is_generated                bool // true for `@[generated] module xyz` .v files
-	inside_recheck              bool // true when rechecking rhs assign statement
-	inside_unsafe               bool // true inside `unsafe {}` blocks
-	inside_const                bool // true inside `const ( ... )` blocks
-	inside_anon_fn              bool // true inside `fn() { ... }()`
-	inside_lambda               bool // true inside `|...| ...`
-	inside_ref_lit              bool // true inside `a := &something`
-	inside_defer                bool // true inside `defer {}` blocks
-	inside_return               bool // true inside `return ...` blocks
-	inside_fn_arg               bool // `a`, `b` in `a.f(b)`
-	inside_ct_attr              bool // true inside `[if expr]`
-	inside_x_is_type            bool // true inside the Type expression of `if x is Type {`
+	is_builtin_mod              bool          // true inside the 'builtin', 'os' or 'strconv' modules; TODO: remove the need for special casing this
+	is_just_builtin_mod         bool          // true only inside 'builtin'
+	is_generated                bool          // true for `@[generated] module xyz` .v files
+	unresolved_return_size      []&ast.FnDecl // funcs with unresolved array fixed size e.g. fn func() [const1]int
+	inside_recheck              bool          // true when rechecking rhs assign statement
+	inside_unsafe               bool          // true inside `unsafe {}` blocks
+	inside_const                bool          // true inside `const ( ... )` blocks
+	inside_anon_fn              bool          // true inside `fn() { ... }()`
+	inside_lambda               bool          // true inside `|...| ...`
+	inside_ref_lit              bool          // true inside `a := &something`
+	inside_defer                bool          // true inside `defer {}` blocks
+	inside_return               bool          // true inside `return ...` blocks
+	inside_fn_arg               bool          // `a`, `b` in `a.f(b)`
+	inside_ct_attr              bool          // true inside `[if expr]`
+	inside_x_is_type            bool          // true inside the Type expression of `if x is Type {`
 	inside_generic_struct_init  bool
 	inside_integer_literal_cast bool // true inside `int(123)`
 	cur_struct_generic_types    []ast.Type
@@ -5551,3 +5552,13 @@ fn (c &Checker) check_import_sym_conflict(ident string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+pub fn (mut c Checker) update_unresolved_return_sizes() {
+	for mut fun in c.unresolved_return_size {
+		ret_sym := c.table.sym(fun.return_type)
+		if ret_sym.info is ast.ArrayFixed && c.array_fixed_has_unresolved_size(ret_sym.info) {
+			mut size_expr := ret_sym.info.size_expr
+			fun.return_type = c.eval_array_fixed_sizes(mut size_expr, 0, ret_sym.info.elem_type)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
index 572557835e..2814c7bac8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ fn (mut c Checker) fn_decl(mut node ast.FnDecl) {
 				c.warn('byte is deprecated, use u8 instead', node.return_type_pos)
 			}
 		}
+		if return_sym.info is ast.ArrayFixed && c.array_fixed_has_unresolved_size(return_sym.info) {
+			c.unresolved_return_size << node
+		}
+
 		final_return_sym := c.table.final_sym(node.return_type)
 		if final_return_sym.info is ast.MultiReturn {
 			for multi_type in final_return_sym.info.types {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index ca4b4e1328..a702a28a40 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -1877,6 +1877,10 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) write_array_fixed_return_types() {
 
 	for sym in fixed_arr_rets {
 		info := sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed
+		if info.size <= 0 {
+			// unresolved sizes e.g. [unknown_const]int
+			continue
+		}
 		mut fixed_elem_name := g.styp(info.elem_type.set_nr_muls(0))
 		if info.elem_type.is_ptr() {
 			fixed_elem_name += '*'.repeat(info.elem_type.nr_muls())
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/consts/const_fixed_array_return_unresolved_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/consts/const_fixed_array_return_unresolved_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af726e0582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/consts/const_fixed_array_return_unresolved_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+fn get_chunkmap_at_coords(mapp []Chunk) [chunk_size][chunk_size]u64 {
+	return mapp[0].id_map
+}
+
+const chunk_size = 100
+
+struct Chunk {
+	id_map [chunk_size][chunk_size]u64
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	t := Chunk{}
+	assert t.id_map[0].len == 100
+	assert t.id_map.len == 100
+}