diff --git a/spirv_msl.cpp b/spirv_msl.cpp
index d96ae735..d45da450 100644
--- a/spirv_msl.cpp
+++ b/spirv_msl.cpp
@@ -8264,8 +8264,9 @@ bool CompilerMSL::emit_tessellation_access_chain(const uint32_t *ops, uint32_t l
 
 			// We're not going to emit the actual member name, we let any further OpLoad take care of that.
 			// Tag the access chain with the member index we're referencing.
-			bool defer_access_chain = flatten_composites && (is_matrix(result_ptr_type) || is_array(result_ptr_type) ||
-			                                                 result_ptr_type.basetype == SPIRType::Struct);
+			auto& result_pointee_type = get_pointee_type(result_ptr_type);
+			bool defer_access_chain = flatten_composites && (is_matrix(result_pointee_type) || is_array(result_pointee_type) ||
+			                                                 result_pointee_type.basetype == SPIRType::Struct);
 
 			if (!defer_access_chain)
 			{