diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/typinf.d b/compiler/src/dmd/typinf.d
index 9554eb3214..04e48baa7d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/typinf.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/typinf.d
@@ -200,17 +200,18 @@ TypeInfoDeclaration getTypeInfoAssocArrayDeclaration(TypeAArray t, Scope* sc)
 }
 
 /******************************************
-* Find or create a TypeAArray with index and next without any modifiers
-*
-* Params:
-*      t = TypeAArray to convert
-* Returns:
-*      t = found type
-*/
+ * Find or create a TypeAArray with index and next without
+ * any head modifiers, tail `inout` is replaced with `const`
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *      t = TypeAArray to convert
+ * Returns:
+ *      t = found type
+ */
 Type makeNakedAssociativeArray(TypeAArray t)
 {
-    Type tindex = t.index.toBasetype().nakedOf();
-    Type tnext = t.next.toBasetype().nakedOf();
+    Type tindex = t.index.toBasetype().nakedOf().substWildTo(MODFlags.const_);
+    Type tnext = t.next.toBasetype().nakedOf().substWildTo(MODFlags.const_);
     if (tindex == t.index && tnext == t.next)
         return t;
 
diff --git a/compiler/test/runnable/testaa2.d b/compiler/test/runnable/testaa2.d
index ba8ceecc55..e33d47e002 100644
--- a/compiler/test/runnable/testaa2.d
+++ b/compiler/test/runnable/testaa2.d
@@ -286,6 +286,19 @@ struct PropertyTable10106
     CodepointSet10106[string] table;
 }
 
+/************************************************/
+// strip inout in key and value types
+void testinout()
+{
+    inout(long) func1(inout(long[][int]) aa)
+    {
+        return aa[0][0];
+    }
+    long[][int] a = [ 0 : [42] ];
+    long b = func1(a);
+    assert(b == 42);
+}
+
 /************************************************/
 
 int main()
@@ -295,6 +308,7 @@ int main()
     test4523();
     test3825();
     test3825x();
+    testinout();
 
     printf("Success\n");
     return 0;