diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index a86b1f78d5fd0a..4fe780934bcf9e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	// if so, then instead of calling array_clone(&array_slice(...))
 	// call array_clone_static(array_slice(...))
 	mut is_range_slice := false
-	if node.receiver_type.is_ptr() && !left_type.is_ptr() {
+	if node.name == 'clone' && node.receiver_type.is_ptr() && !left_type.is_ptr() {
 		if node.left is ast.IndexExpr {
 			idx := node.left.index
 			if idx is ast.RangeExpr {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/fns/method_call_on_rangeexpr_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/fns/method_call_on_rangeexpr_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0c62379556fa59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/fns/method_call_on_rangeexpr_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+type Buffer = []byte
+
+pub fn (mut sb Buffer) vbytes() string {
+	return sb[0..sb.len].a().str()
+}
+
+pub fn (mut sb Buffer) a() Buffer {
+	return sb
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	mut b := Buffer([]byte{cap: 10})
+	b << 1
+	b << 2
+	assert b.vbytes() == 'Buffer([1, 2])'
+}