diff --git a/interp/memory.go b/interp/memory.go
index 53b798a3..c7024091 100644
--- a/interp/memory.go
+++ b/interp/memory.go
@@ -985,12 +985,9 @@ func (v *rawValue) set(llvmValue llvm.Value, r *runner) {
 		case llvm.GetElementPtr:
 			ptr := llvmValue.Operand(0)
 			index := llvmValue.Operand(1)
-			if checks && index.IsAConstantInt().IsNil() || index.ZExtValue() != 0 {
-				panic("expected first index of const gep to be i32 0")
-			}
 			numOperands := llvmValue.OperandsCount()
 			elementType := ptr.Type().ElementType()
-			totalOffset := uint64(0)
+			totalOffset := r.targetData.TypeAllocSize(elementType) * index.ZExtValue()
 			for i := 2; i < numOperands; i++ {
 				indexValue := llvmValue.Operand(i)
 				if checks && indexValue.IsAConstantInt().IsNil() {
diff --git a/interp/testdata/consteval.ll b/interp/testdata/consteval.ll
index b3f664de..9afb9ff7 100644
--- a/interp/testdata/consteval.ll
+++ b/interp/testdata/consteval.ll
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ target triple = "x86_64--linux"
 
 @intToPtrResult = global i8 0
 @ptrToIntResult = global i8 0
+@someArray = internal global {i16, i8, i8} zeroinitializer
+@someArrayPointer = global i8* zeroinitializer
 
 define void @runtime.initAll() {
   call void @main.init()
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ define void @runtime.initAll() {
 define internal void @main.init() {
   call void @testIntToPtr()
   call void @testPtrToInt()
+  call void @testConstGEP()
   ret void
 }
 
@@ -40,3 +43,8 @@ b:
   store i8 2, i8* @ptrToIntResult
   ret void
 }
+
+define internal void @testConstGEP() {
+  store i8* getelementptr inbounds (i8, i8* bitcast ({i16, i8, i8}* @someArray to i8*), i32 2), i8** @someArrayPointer
+  ret void
+}
diff --git a/interp/testdata/consteval.out.ll b/interp/testdata/consteval.out.ll
index 175babbf..5fac449e 100644
--- a/interp/testdata/consteval.out.ll
+++ b/interp/testdata/consteval.out.ll
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ target triple = "x86_64--linux"
 
 @intToPtrResult = local_unnamed_addr global i8 2
 @ptrToIntResult = local_unnamed_addr global i8 2
+@someArray = internal global { i16, i8, i8 } zeroinitializer
+@someArrayPointer = local_unnamed_addr global i8* getelementptr inbounds ({ i16, i8, i8 }, { i16, i8, i8 }* @someArray, i64 0, i32 1)
 
 define void @runtime.initAll() local_unnamed_addr {
   ret void