diff --git a/src/tint/resolver/resolver.cc b/src/tint/resolver/resolver.cc
index 7eb4d28fad..da6cfe29fa 100644
--- a/src/tint/resolver/resolver.cc
+++ b/src/tint/resolver/resolver.cc
@@ -1592,7 +1592,17 @@ sem::Call* Resolver::Call(const ast::CallExpression* expr) {
                         return builder_->create<sem::TypeConstructor>(arr, std::move(params),
                                                                       args_stage);
                     });
-                return arr_or_str_ctor(arr, call_target);
+
+                auto* call = arr_or_str_ctor(arr, call_target);
+                if (!call) {
+                    return nullptr;
+                }
+
+                // Validation must occur after argument materialization in arr_or_str_ctor().
+                if (!validator_.ArrayConstructor(expr, arr)) {
+                    return nullptr;
+                }
+                return call;
             },
             [&](const sem::Struct* str) -> sem::Call* {
                 auto* call_target = utils::GetOrCreate(
@@ -1611,7 +1621,17 @@ sem::Call* Resolver::Call(const ast::CallExpression* expr) {
                         return builder_->create<sem::TypeConstructor>(str, std::move(params),
                                                                       args_stage);
                     });
-                return arr_or_str_ctor(str, call_target);
+
+                auto* call = arr_or_str_ctor(str, call_target);
+                if (!call) {
+                    return nullptr;
+                }
+
+                // Validation must occur after argument materialization in arr_or_str_ctor().
+                if (!validator_.StructureConstructor(expr, str)) {
+                    return nullptr;
+                }
+                return call;
             },
             [&](Default) {
                 AddError("type is not constructible", expr->source);
diff --git a/src/tint/resolver/validator.cc b/src/tint/resolver/validator.cc
index d854447f0f..c7df529ad1 100644
--- a/src/tint/resolver/validator.cc
+++ b/src/tint/resolver/validator.cc
@@ -1495,28 +1495,21 @@ bool Validator::Call(const sem::Call* call, sem::Statement* current_statement) c
     bool is_call_stmt =
         current_statement && Is<ast::CallStatement>(current_statement->Declaration(),
                                                     [&](auto* stmt) { return stmt->expr == expr; });
-
-    return Switch(
-        call->Target(),  //
-        [&](const sem::TypeConversion*) {
-            if (is_call_stmt) {
+    if (is_call_stmt) {
+        return Switch(
+            call->Target(),  //
+            [&](const sem::TypeConversion*) {
                 AddError("type conversion evaluated but not used", call->Declaration()->source);
                 return false;
-            }
-            return true;
-        },
-        [&](const sem::TypeConstructor* ctor) {
-            if (is_call_stmt) {
+            },
+            [&](const sem::TypeConstructor*) {
                 AddError("type constructor evaluated but not used", call->Declaration()->source);
                 return false;
-            }
-            return Switch(
-                ctor->ReturnType(),  //
-                [&](const sem::Array* arr) { return ArrayConstructor(expr, arr); },
-                [&](const sem::Struct* str) { return StructureConstructor(expr, str); },
-                [&](Default) { return true; });
-        },
-        [&](Default) { return true; });
+            },
+            [&](Default) { return true; });
+    }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool Validator::DiscardStatement(const sem::Statement* stmt,