diff --git a/src/type_determiner.cc b/src/type_determiner.cc
index 820accd..bdaba18 100644
--- a/src/type_determiner.cc
+++ b/src/type_determiner.cc
@@ -362,7 +362,13 @@
 
 bool TypeDeterminer::DetermineConstructor(ast::ConstructorExpression* expr) {
   if (expr->IsTypeConstructor()) {
-    expr->set_result_type(expr->AsTypeConstructor()->type());
+    auto* ty = expr->AsTypeConstructor();
+    for (const auto& value : ty->values()) {
+      if (!DetermineResultType(value.get())) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    expr->set_result_type(ty->type());
   } else {
     expr->set_result_type(expr->AsScalarConstructor()->literal()->type());
   }
diff --git a/src/writer/spirv/builder.cc b/src/writer/spirv/builder.cc
index 47737b4..3fb12c4 100644
--- a/src/writer/spirv/builder.cc
+++ b/src/writer/spirv/builder.cc
@@ -172,10 +172,7 @@
   }
 
   // If the thing we're assigning is a pointer then we must load it first.
-  if (assign->rhs()->result_type()->IsPointer()) {
-    rhs_id =
-        GenerateLoad(assign->rhs()->result_type()->UnwrapPtrIfNeeded(), rhs_id);
-  }
+  rhs_id = GenerateLoadIfNeeded(assign->rhs()->result_type(), rhs_id);
 
   GenerateStore(lhs_id, rhs_id);
   return true;
@@ -520,7 +517,11 @@
   return 0;
 }
 
-uint32_t Builder::GenerateLoad(ast::type::Type* type, uint32_t id) {
+uint32_t Builder::GenerateLoadIfNeeded(ast::type::Type* type, uint32_t id) {
+  if (!type->IsPointer()) {
+    return id;
+  }
+
   auto type_id = GenerateTypeIfNeeded(type->UnwrapPtrIfNeeded());
   auto result = result_op();
   auto result_id = result.to_i();
@@ -599,8 +600,13 @@
         }
         constructor_is_const = false;
       }
-      auto id =
-          GenerateConstructorExpression(e->AsConstructor(), is_global_init);
+      uint32_t id = 0;
+      if (constructor_is_const) {
+        id = GenerateConstructorExpression(e->AsConstructor(), is_global_init);
+      } else {
+        id = GenerateExpression(e.get());
+        id = GenerateLoadIfNeeded(e->result_type(), id);
+      }
       if (id == 0) {
         return 0;
       }
@@ -676,17 +682,13 @@
   if (lhs_id == 0) {
     return 0;
   }
-  if (expr->lhs()->result_type()->IsPointer()) {
-    lhs_id = GenerateLoad(expr->lhs()->result_type(), lhs_id);
-  }
+  lhs_id = GenerateLoadIfNeeded(expr->lhs()->result_type(), lhs_id);
 
   auto rhs_id = GenerateExpression(expr->rhs());
   if (rhs_id == 0) {
     return 0;
   }
-  if (expr->rhs()->result_type()->IsPointer()) {
-    rhs_id = GenerateLoad(expr->rhs()->result_type(), rhs_id);
-  }
+  rhs_id = GenerateLoadIfNeeded(expr->rhs()->result_type(), rhs_id);
 
   auto result = result_op();
   auto result_id = result.to_i();
diff --git a/src/writer/spirv/builder.h b/src/writer/spirv/builder.h
index c30f408..a425cb1 100644
--- a/src/writer/spirv/builder.h
+++ b/src/writer/spirv/builder.h
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@
   /// Geneates an OpLoad
   /// @param type the type to load
   /// @param id the variable id to load
-  /// @returns the ID of the loaded value
-  uint32_t GenerateLoad(ast::type::Type* type, uint32_t id);
+  /// @returns the ID of the loaded value or |id| if type is not a pointer
+  uint32_t GenerateLoadIfNeeded(ast::type::Type* type, uint32_t id);
   /// Geneates an OpStore
   /// @param to the ID to store too
   /// @param from the ID to store from
diff --git a/src/writer/spirv/builder_constructor_expression_test.cc b/src/writer/spirv/builder_constructor_expression_test.cc
index 0bc3da1..efa3875 100644
--- a/src/writer/spirv/builder_constructor_expression_test.cc
+++ b/src/writer/spirv/builder_constructor_expression_test.cc
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@
 #include "spirv/unified1/spirv.hpp11"
 #include "src/ast/binary_expression.h"
 #include "src/ast/float_literal.h"
+#include "src/ast/identifier_expression.h"
 #include "src/ast/scalar_constructor_expression.h"
 #include "src/ast/type/f32_type.h"
 #include "src/ast/type/vector_type.h"
 #include "src/ast/type_constructor_expression.h"
+#include "src/context.h"
+#include "src/type_determiner.h"
 #include "src/writer/spirv/builder.h"
 #include "src/writer/spirv/spv_dump.h"
 
@@ -75,6 +78,48 @@
 )");
 }
 
+TEST_F(BuilderTest, Constructor_Type_NonConstructorParam) {
+  ast::type::F32Type f32;
+  ast::type::VectorType vec(&f32, 2);
+
+  auto var = std::make_unique<ast::Variable>(
+      "ident", ast::StorageClass::kFunction, &f32);
+
+  ast::ExpressionList vals;
+  vals.push_back(std::make_unique<ast::ScalarConstructorExpression>(
+      std::make_unique<ast::FloatLiteral>(&f32, 1.0f)));
+  vals.push_back(std::make_unique<ast::IdentifierExpression>("ident"));
+
+  ast::TypeConstructorExpression t(&vec, std::move(vals));
+
+  Context ctx;
+  ast::Module mod;
+  TypeDeterminer td(&ctx, &mod);
+  td.RegisterVariableForTesting(var.get());
+  EXPECT_TRUE(td.DetermineResultType(&t)) << td.error();
+
+  Builder b(&mod);
+  b.push_function(Function{});
+  ASSERT_TRUE(b.GenerateFunctionVariable(var.get())) << b.error();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(b.GenerateConstructorExpression(&t, false), 7u);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(b.has_error()) << b.error();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(DumpInstructions(b.types()), R"(%3 = OpTypeFloat 32
+%2 = OpTypePointer Function %3
+%4 = OpTypeVector %3 2
+%5 = OpConstant %3 1
+)");
+  EXPECT_EQ(DumpInstructions(b.functions()[0].variables()),
+            R"(%1 = OpVariable %2 Function
+)");
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(DumpInstructions(b.functions()[0].instructions()),
+            R"(%6 = OpLoad %3 %1
+%7 = OpCompositeConstruct %4 %5 %6
+)");
+}
+
 TEST_F(BuilderTest, Constructor_Type_Dedups) {
   ast::type::F32Type f32;
   ast::type::VectorType vec(&f32, 3);