diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
index 2f9d685bd522..0911aea4cdbe 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static int btf_dump_order_type(struct btf_dump *d, __u32 id, bool through_ptr)
 		return err;
 
 	case BTF_KIND_ARRAY:
-		return btf_dump_order_type(d, btf_array(t)->type, through_ptr);
+		return btf_dump_order_type(d, btf_array(t)->type, false);
 
 	case BTF_KIND_STRUCT:
 	case BTF_KIND_UNION: {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_syntax.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_syntax.c
index 31975c96e2c9..3ac0c9afc35a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_syntax.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_syntax.c
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ struct struct_in_struct {
 	};
 };
 
+struct struct_in_array {};
+
+struct struct_in_array_typed {};
+
+typedef struct struct_in_array_typed struct_in_array_t[2];
+
 struct struct_with_embedded_stuff {
 	int a;
 	struct {
@@ -203,6 +209,8 @@ struct struct_with_embedded_stuff {
 	} r[5];
 	struct struct_in_struct s[10];
 	int t[11];
+	struct struct_in_array (*u)[2];
+	struct_in_array_t *v;
 };
 
 struct root_struct {