diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index e08559db6..fa4ab3703 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ proc typeRelImpl(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType,
         if typeRel(c, f.sons[i], a.sons[i]) == isNone: return isNone
       result = typeRel(c, f.lastSon, a.lastSon, flags + {trNoCovariance})
       subtypeCheck()
-      if result <= isConvertible: result = isNone
+      if result <= isIntConv: result = isNone
       elif tfNotNil in f.flags and tfNotNil notin a.flags:
         result = isNilConversion
     elif a.kind == tyNil: result = f.allowsNil
diff --git a/lib/impure/db_odbc.nim b/lib/impure/db_odbc.nim
index b7af5128a..a533a28ff 100644
--- a/lib/impure/db_odbc.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/db_odbc.nim
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ proc getErrInfo(db: var DbConn): tuple[res: int, ss, ne, msg: string] {.
               cast[PSQLCHAR](sqlState.addr),
               cast[PSQLCHAR](nativeErr.addr),
               cast[PSQLCHAR](errMsg.addr),
-              511.TSqlSmallInt, retSz.addr.PSQLSMALLINT)
+              511.TSqlSmallInt, retSz.addr.PSQLINTEGER)
   except:
     discard
   return (res.int, $(addr sqlState), $(addr nativeErr), $(addr errMsg))
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ iterator fastRows*(db: var DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
       for colId in 1..cCnt:
         buf[0] = '\0'
         db.sqlCheck(SQLGetData(db.stmt, colId.SqlUSmallInt, SQL_C_CHAR,
-                                 cast[cstring](buf.addr), 4095.TSqlSmallInt, sz.addr))
+                                 cast[cstring](buf.addr), 4095.TSqlSmallInt, 
+                                 sz.addr.PSQLINTEGER))
         rowRes[colId-1] = $(addr buf)
         cCnt = tempcCnt
       yield rowRes
@@ -332,7 +333,8 @@ iterator instantRows*(db: var DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
       for colId in 1..cCnt:
         buf[0] = '\0'
         db.sqlCheck(SQLGetData(db.stmt, colId.SqlUSmallInt, SQL_C_CHAR,
-                                 cast[cstring](buf.addr), 4095.TSqlSmallInt, sz.addr))
+                                 cast[cstring](buf.addr), 4095.TSqlSmallInt,
+                                 sz.addr.PSQLINTEGER))
         rowRes[colId-1] = $(addr buf)
         cCnt = tempcCnt
       yield (row: rowRes, len: cCnt.int)
@@ -374,7 +376,8 @@ proc getRow*(db: var DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
     for colId in 1..cCnt:
       buf[0] = '\0'
       db.sqlCheck(SQLGetData(db.stmt, colId.SqlUSmallInt, SQL_C_CHAR,
-                               cast[cstring](buf.addr), 4095.TSqlSmallInt, sz.addr))
+                               cast[cstring](buf.addr), 4095.TSqlSmallInt,
+                               sz.addr.PSQLINTEGER))
       rowRes[colId-1] = $(addr buf)
       cCnt = tempcCnt
     res = SQLFetch(db.stmt)
@@ -409,7 +412,8 @@ proc getAllRows*(db: var DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
       for colId in 1..cCnt:
         buf[0] = '\0'
         db.sqlCheck(SQLGetData(db.stmt, colId.SqlUSmallInt, SQL_C_CHAR,
-                                 cast[cstring](buf.addr), 4095.TSqlSmallInt, sz.addr))
+                                 cast[cstring](buf.addr), 4095.TSqlSmallInt,
+                                 sz.addr.PSQLINTEGER))
         rowRes[colId-1] = $(addr buf)
         cCnt = tempcCnt
       rows.add(rowRes)
diff --git a/tests/typerel/tptrs.nim b/tests/typerel/tptrs.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3505a7736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/typerel/tptrs.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+discard """
+  errormsg: "type mismatch: got <ptr int16> but expected 'ptr int'"
+  line: 8
+"""
+
+var
+  n: int16
+  p: ptr int = addr n