1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/source/slang/ast-legalize.cpp b/source/slang/ast-legalize.cpp
index 2f7814055..98a9c2573 100644
--- a/source/slang/ast-legalize.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/ast-legalize.cpp
@@ -2683,7 +2683,10 @@ struct LoweringVisitor
                 String mangledName = globalVar->mangledName;
                 SLANG_ASSERT(mangledName.Length() != 0);
 
-                return LegalExpr(createUncheckedVarRef(mangledName));
+                RefPtr<Expr> varRef = createUncheckedVarRef(mangledName);
+                varRef->type.type = globalVar->getType()->getValueType();
+
+                return LegalExpr(varRef);
             }
             break;