diff --git a/src/main/scala/analysis/data_structure_analysis/LocalPhase.scala b/src/main/scala/analysis/data_structure_analysis/LocalPhase.scala
index 0a597e23e..9091fb5fd 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/analysis/data_structure_analysis/LocalPhase.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/analysis/data_structure_analysis/LocalPhase.scala
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ class LocalPhase(proc: Procedure,
               multiAccess(graph.adjust(slice), graph.find(indexCell), byteSize)
             }
 
-          case _ => addressPointee.growSize(byteSize) // if it is a literal ignore the merge
+          case _ => graph.find(addressPointee).growSize(byteSize) // if it is a literal ignore the merge
         }
       case _ =>