diff --git a/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp b/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
index 016fe66a3..0d74ddbad 100644
--- a/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/analysis/TypeChecker.cpp
@@ -751,19 +751,10 @@ bool TypeChecker::visit(Conditional const& _conditional)
 	_conditional.trueExpression().accept(*this);
 	_conditional.falseExpression().accept(*this);
 
-	TypePointer const& trueType = type(_conditional.trueExpression());
-	TypePointer const& falseType = type(_conditional.falseExpression());
+	TypePointer trueType = type(_conditional.trueExpression())->mobileType();
+	TypePointer falseType = type(_conditional.falseExpression())->mobileType();
 
-	TypePointer commonType;
-	if (*trueType == *falseType)
-		commonType = trueType;
-	else
-	{
-		commonType = Type::commonType(trueType, falseType);
-		if (!commonType)
-			// we fake it as an equal operator, but any other comparison operator can work.
-			commonType = trueType->binaryOperatorResult(Token::Equal, falseType);
-	}
+	TypePointer commonType = Type::commonType(trueType, falseType);
 	if (!commonType)
 	{
 		typeError(
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
index 0f0eb417c..0907525b2 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,40 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(conditional_expression_with_return_values)
 	BOOST_CHECK(callContractFunction("f(bool,uint256)", false, u256(20)) == encodeArgs(u256(0), u256(20)));
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(conditional_expression_storage_memory)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(conditional_expression_storage_memory_1)
+{
+	char const* sourceCode = R"(
+		contract test {
+			bytes2[2] data1;
+			function f(bool cond) returns (uint) {
+				bytes2[2] memory x;
+				x[0] = "aa";
+				bytes2[2] memory y;
+				y[0] = "bb";
+
+				data1 = cond ? x : y;
+
+				uint ret = 0;
+				if (data1[0] == "aa")
+				{
+					ret = 1;
+				}
+
+				if (data1[0] == "bb")
+				{
+					ret = 2;
+				}
+
+				return ret;
+			}    
+		}
+	)";
+	compileAndRun(sourceCode);
+	BOOST_CHECK(callContractFunction("f(bool)", true) == encodeArgs(u256(1)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(callContractFunction("f(bool)", false) == encodeArgs(u256(2)));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(conditional_expression_storage_memory_2)
 {
 	char const* sourceCode = R"(
 		contract test {