diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx
index 882ca1f78..07fb608ce 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx
@@ -986,8 +986,7 @@ public:
 	Printf(f_shadow_stubs,"%s = %s.%s\n", global_name, module, global_name);
       }
     }
-
-    if ((shadow) && (SwigType_isconst(t))) {
+    if ((shadow) && (!SwigType_ismutable(t))) {
 	if (!in_class) {
 	  Printf(f_shadow_stubs,"%s = %s.%s\n", iname, global_name, iname);
 	}
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Swig/stype.c b/SWIG/Source/Swig/stype.c
index f7d9ac33c..59ab6f412 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Swig/stype.c
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Swig/stype.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int SwigType_isconst(SwigType *t) {
 int SwigType_ismutable(SwigType *t) {
   int r;
   SwigType *qt = SwigType_typedef_resolve_all(t);
-  if (SwigType_isreference(qt)) {
+  if (SwigType_isreference(qt) || SwigType_isarray(qt)) {
     Delete(SwigType_pop(qt));
   }
   r = SwigType_isconst(qt);