diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
index 15b7b31e1a93c5..0bc09d26a9eee3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
@@ -1044,10 +1044,6 @@ fn (mut c Checker) infer_fn_generic_types(func &ast.Fn, mut node ast.CallExpr) {
 							&& param_elem_sym.name !in c.table.cur_fn.generic_names {
 							arg_elem_typ, param_elem_typ = arg_elem_sym.info.elem_type, param_elem_sym.info.elem_type
 							arg_elem_sym, param_elem_sym = c.table.sym(arg_elem_typ), c.table.sym(param_elem_typ)
-						} else if arg.expr is ast.ArrayInit && arg.expr.exprs.len == 0 {
-							c.error('could not infer generic type `${gt_name}` in call to `${func.name}`',
-								node.pos)
-							return
 						} else {
 							if param_elem_sym.name == gt_name {
 								typ = arg_elem_typ
@@ -1055,6 +1051,11 @@ fn (mut c Checker) infer_fn_generic_types(func &ast.Fn, mut node ast.CallExpr) {
 									typ = typ.set_nr_muls(0)
 								}
 							}
+							if arg_elem_sym.kind == .any {
+								c.error('could not infer generic type `${gt_name}` in call to `${func.name}`',
+									node.pos)
+								return
+							}
 							break
 						}
 					}