diff --git a/compiler/gen/src/llvm/build.rs b/compiler/gen/src/llvm/build.rs
index c644a75ca5..05dbaa91a3 100644
--- a/compiler/gen/src/llvm/build.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen/src/llvm/build.rs
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ pub fn build_exp_expr<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
                     field_types.push(field_type);
 
                     if let Layout::RecursivePointer = tag_field_layout {
-                        let ptr = allocate_with_refcount(env, &tag_layout, val).into();
+                        let ptr = allocate_with_refcount(env, &tag_layout, val);
 
                         builder.build_store(ptr, val);
 
diff --git a/compiler/mono/tests/test_mono.rs b/compiler/mono/tests/test_mono.rs
index 006052b4f3..e010927233 100644
--- a/compiler/mono/tests/test_mono.rs
+++ b/compiler/mono/tests/test_mono.rs
@@ -1850,6 +1850,7 @@ mod test_mono {
                     let Test.2 = S Test.8 Test.9;
                     let Test.5 = 1i64;
                     let Test.6 = Index 0 Test.2;
+                    dec Test.2;
                     let Test.7 = lowlevel Eq Test.5 Test.6;
                     if Test.7 then
                         let Test.3 = 0i64;
@@ -1901,12 +1902,15 @@ mod test_mono {
                         let Test.10 = lowlevel Eq Test.8 Test.9;
                         if Test.10 then
                             let Test.4 = Index 1 Test.2;
+                            dec Test.2;
                             let Test.3 = 1i64;
                             ret Test.3;
                         else
+                            dec Test.2;
                             let Test.5 = 0i64;
                             ret Test.5;
                     else
+                        dec Test.2;
                         let Test.6 = 0i64;
                         ret Test.6;
                 "#