diff --git a/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp b/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
index ab1151a17..693570432 100644
--- a/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
@@ -292,17 +292,21 @@ void TypeChecker::checkContractExternalTypeClashes(ContractDefinition const& _co
 			if (f->isPartOfExternalInterface())
 			{
 				auto functionType = make_shared<FunctionType>(*f);
-				externalDeclarations[functionType->externalSignature()].push_back(
-					make_pair(f, functionType)
-				);
+				// under non error circumstances this should be true
+				if (functionType->interfaceFunctionType())
+					externalDeclarations[functionType->externalSignature()].push_back(
+						make_pair(f, functionType)
+					);
 			}
 		for (VariableDeclaration const* v: contract->stateVariables())
 			if (v->isPartOfExternalInterface())
 			{
 				auto functionType = make_shared<FunctionType>(*v);
-				externalDeclarations[functionType->externalSignature()].push_back(
-					make_pair(v, functionType)
-				);
+				// under non error circumstances this should be true
+				if (functionType->interfaceFunctionType())
+					externalDeclarations[functionType->externalSignature()].push_back(
+						make_pair(v, functionType)
+					);
 			}
 	}
 	for (auto const& it: externalDeclarations)
diff --git a/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp b/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
index 2e9b56a15..79e5bb02d 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
@@ -1593,6 +1593,10 @@ FunctionTypePointer FunctionType::interfaceFunctionType() const
 		else
 			return FunctionTypePointer();
 	}
+	auto variable = dynamic_cast<VariableDeclaration const*>(m_declaration);
+	if (variable && retParamTypes.empty())
+		return FunctionTypePointer();
+
 	return make_shared<FunctionType>(paramTypes, retParamTypes, m_parameterNames, m_returnParameterNames, m_location, m_arbitraryParameters);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
index 4697e756f..7e030c7f1 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
@@ -1003,6 +1003,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(base_class_state_variable_accessor)
 	BOOST_CHECK(success(text));
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(struct_accessor_one_array_only)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			struct Data {  uint[15] m_array; }
+			Data public data;
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK(expectError(sourceCode) == Error::Type::TypeError);
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(base_class_state_variable_internal_member)
 {
 	char const* text = "contract Parent {\n"