diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/mod.rs
index 5819806b908..59c8fec083e 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/mod.rs
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ impl Context {
             }
         }
 
-        let element_type_sizes = if can_omit_element_sizes_array(&array_typ) {
+        let element_type_sizes = if !can_omit_element_sizes_array(&array_typ) {
             Some(self.init_element_type_sizes_array(&array_typ, array_id, None, dfg)?)
         } else {
             None
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ impl Context {
         var_index: AcirVar,
         dfg: &DataFlowGraph,
     ) -> Result<AcirVar, RuntimeError> {
-        if can_omit_element_sizes_array(array_typ) {
+        if !can_omit_element_sizes_array(array_typ) {
             let element_type_sizes =
                 self.init_element_type_sizes_array(array_typ, array_id, None, dfg)?;
 
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ impl Context {
                 let mut var_index = slice_length;
                 self.array_set_value(element, result_block_id, &mut var_index)?;
 
-                let element_type_sizes = if can_omit_element_sizes_array(&array_typ) {
+                let element_type_sizes = if !can_omit_element_sizes_array(&array_typ) {
                     Some(self.init_element_type_sizes_array(
                         &array_typ,
                         array_id,
@@ -2061,5 +2061,12 @@ impl Context {
 // We can omit the element size array for arrays which have elements of size 1 and do not contain slices.
 // TODO: remove restriction on size 1 elements.
 fn can_omit_element_sizes_array(array_typ: &Type) -> bool {
-    array_typ.contains_slice_element() || array_typ.flattened_size() > 1
+    if array_typ.contains_slice_element() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let Type::Array(types, _) = array_typ else {
+        panic!("ICE: expected array type");
+    };
+
+    types.len() == 1 && types[0].flattened_size() == 1
 }