diff --git a/boot/ast.cc b/boot/ast.cc
index 7e11cfd..2ff5a00 100644
--- a/boot/ast.cc
+++ b/boot/ast.cc
@@ -71,35 +71,6 @@ namespace elna::boot
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    void statement::accept(parser_visitor *visitor)
-    {
-        if (assign_statement *node = is_assign())
-        {
-            return node->accept(visitor);
-        }
-        else if (if_statement *node = is_if())
-        {
-            return node->accept(visitor);
-        }
-        else if (while_statement *node = is_while())
-        {
-            return node->accept(visitor);
-        }
-        else if (return_statement *node = is_return())
-        {
-            return node->accept(visitor);
-        }
-        else if (defer_statement *node = is_defer())
-        {
-            return node->accept(visitor);
-        }
-        else if (procedure_call *node = is_call_statement())
-        {
-            return node->accept(visitor);
-        }
-        __builtin_unreachable();
-    }
-
     expression::expression()
     {
     }
diff --git a/gcc/elna-generic.cc b/gcc/elna-generic.cc
index 0779da6..9d247c0 100644
--- a/gcc/elna-generic.cc
+++ b/gcc/elna-generic.cc
@@ -1071,9 +1071,20 @@ namespace elna::gcc
     void generic_visitor::visit(boot::dereference_expression *expression)
     {
         expression->base().accept(this);
+        location_t expression_location = get_location(&expression->position());
+        tree expression_type = TREE_TYPE(this->current_expression);
 
-        this->current_expression = build1_loc(get_location(&expression->position()), INDIRECT_REF,
-                TREE_TYPE(TREE_TYPE(this->current_expression)), this->current_expression);
+        if (is_pointer_type(expression_type))
+        {
+            this->current_expression = build1_loc(expression_location, INDIRECT_REF,
+                    TREE_TYPE(expression_type), this->current_expression);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            error_at(expression_location, "Type '%s' cannot be dereferenced, it is not a pointer",
+                    print_type(expression_type).c_str());
+            this->current_expression = error_mark_node;
+        }
     }
 
     void generic_visitor::visit(boot::assign_statement *statement)
diff --git a/include/elna/boot/ast.h b/include/elna/boot/ast.h
index 9abfff4..9e4c4e7 100644
--- a/include/elna/boot/ast.h
+++ b/include/elna/boot/ast.h
@@ -156,7 +156,36 @@ namespace elna::boot
         virtual defer_statement *is_defer();
         virtual procedure_call *is_call_statement();
 
-        void accept(parser_visitor *visitor);
+        template<typename V>
+        void accept(V *visitor)
+        {
+            if (assign_statement *node = is_assign())
+            {
+                return visitor->visit(node);
+            }
+            else if (if_statement *node = is_if())
+            {
+                return visitor->visit(node);
+            }
+            else if (while_statement *node = is_while())
+            {
+                return visitor->visit(node);
+            }
+            else if (return_statement *node = is_return())
+            {
+                return visitor->visit(node);
+            }
+            else if (defer_statement *node = is_defer())
+            {
+                return visitor->visit(node);
+            }
+            else if (procedure_call *node = is_call_statement())
+            {
+                return visitor->visit(node);
+            }
+            __builtin_unreachable();
+        }
+
         ~statement() = 0;
 
     protected:
@@ -739,7 +768,8 @@ namespace elna::boot
             }
         }
 
-        void accept(parser_visitor *visitor)
+        template<typename V>
+        void accept(V *visitor)
         {
             visitor->visit(this);
         }