diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Transforms/ArrayValueCopy.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Transforms/ArrayValueCopy.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Transforms/ArrayValueCopy.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Transforms/ArrayValueCopy.cpp
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@
     // The allocatable component descriptors need to be set to a clean
     // deallocated status before anything is done with them.
     mlir::Value box = rewriter.create<fir::EmboxOp>(
-        loc, fir::BoxType::get(baseType), allocmem, shape,
+        loc, fir::BoxType::get(allocmem.getType()), allocmem, shape,
         /*slice=*/mlir::Value{}, typeParams);
     auto module = load->getParentOfType<mlir::ModuleOp>();
     fir::KindMapping kindMap = getKindMapping(module);
diff --git a/flang/test/Fir/array-value-copy-3.fir b/flang/test/Fir/array-value-copy-3.fir
--- a/flang/test/Fir/array-value-copy-3.fir
+++ b/flang/test/Fir/array-value-copy-3.fir
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 // CHECK:   %[[VAL_9:.*]] = fir.shape %[[VAL_4]] : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
 // CHECK:   %[[VAL_10:.*]] = fir.slice %[[VAL_4]], %[[VAL_6]], %[[VAL_7]] : (index, index, index) -> !fir.slice<1>
 // CHECK:   %[[VAL_11:.*]] = fir.allocmem !fir.array<10x!fir.type<t{i:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
-// CHECK:   %[[VAL_12:.*]] = fir.embox %[[VAL_11]](%[[VAL_9]]) : (!fir.heap<!fir.array<10x!fir.type<t{i:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>, !fir.shape<1>) -> !fir.box<!fir.ref<!fir.array<10x!fir.type<t{i:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>>
-// CHECK:   %[[VAL_16:.*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_12]] : (!fir.box<!fir.ref<!fir.array<10x!fir.type<t{i:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>>) -> !fir.box<none>
+// CHECK:   %[[VAL_12:.*]] = fir.embox %[[VAL_11]](%[[VAL_9]]) : (!fir.heap<!fir.array<10x!fir.type<t{i:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>, !fir.shape<1>) -> !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<10x!fir.type<t{i:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>>
+// CHECK:   %[[VAL_16:.*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_12]] : (!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<10x!fir.type<t{i:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>>) -> !fir.box<none>
 // CHECK:   fir.call @_FortranAInitialize(%[[VAL_16]], %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}) : (!fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<i8>, i32) -> none
 // CHECK:   fir.do_loop {{.*}} {
 // CHECK:     fir.call @_FortranAAssign
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
 // CHECK:   fir.do_loop %{{.*}} {
 // CHECK:     fir.call @_FortranAAssign
 // CHECK:   }
-// CHECK:   %[[VAL_72:.*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_12]] : (!fir.box<!fir.ref<!fir.array<10x!fir.type<t{i:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>>) -> !fir.box<none>
+// CHECK:   %[[VAL_72:.*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_12]] : (!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<10x!fir.type<t{i:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>>) -> !fir.box<none>
 // CHECK:   %[[VAL_73:.*]] = fir.call @_FortranADestroy(%[[VAL_72]]) : (!fir.box<none>) -> none
 // CHECK:   fir.freemem %[[VAL_11]]
diff --git a/flang/test/Fir/array-value-copy-4.fir b/flang/test/Fir/array-value-copy-4.fir
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Fir/array-value-copy-4.fir
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Test conversion of array_load with array of derived-type.
+// Conversion was previously crashing as reported in
+// https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/59342.
+
+// RUN: fir-opt --array-value-copy %s | FileCheck %s
+
+func.func @_QMmodPsub1(%arg0: !fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>> {fir.bindc_name = "x"}) {
+  %0 = fir.alloca !fir.box<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
+  %c3_i64 = arith.constant 3 : i64
+  %1 = fir.convert %c3_i64 : (i64) -> index
+  %c1_i64 = arith.constant 1 : i64
+  %2 = fir.convert %c1_i64 : (i64) -> index
+  %c4_i64 = arith.constant 4 : i64
+  %3 = fir.convert %c4_i64 : (i64) -> index
+  %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+  %4 = arith.subi %3, %1 : index
+  %5 = arith.addi %4, %2 : index
+  %6 = arith.divsi %5, %2 : index
+  %7 = arith.cmpi sgt, %6, %c0 : index
+  %8 = arith.select %7, %6, %c0 : index
+  %9 = fir.slice %1, %3, %2 : (index, index, index) -> !fir.slice<1>
+  %10 = fir.array_load %arg0 [%9] : (!fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>, !fir.slice<1>) -> !fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
+  %c1_i64_0 = arith.constant 1 : i64
+  %11 = fir.convert %c1_i64_0 : (i64) -> index
+  %c1_i64_1 = arith.constant 1 : i64
+  %12 = fir.convert %c1_i64_1 : (i64) -> index
+  %c2_i64 = arith.constant 2 : i64
+  %13 = fir.convert %c2_i64 : (i64) -> index
+  %14 = fir.slice %11, %13, %12 : (index, index, index) -> !fir.slice<1>
+  %15 = fir.array_load %arg0 [%14] : (!fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>, !fir.slice<1>) -> !fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
+  %c1 = arith.constant 1 : index
+  %c0_2 = arith.constant 0 : index
+  %16 = arith.subi %8, %c1 : index
+  %17 = fir.do_loop %arg1 = %c0_2 to %16 step %c1 unordered iter_args(%arg2 = %10) -> (!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>) {
+    %18 = fir.array_access %15, %arg1 : (!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>, index) -> !fir.ref<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
+    %19 = fir.array_access %arg2, %arg1 : (!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>, index) -> !fir.ref<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
+    %20 = fir.embox %19 : (!fir.ref<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>) -> !fir.box<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
+    %21 = fir.embox %18 : (!fir.ref<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>) -> !fir.box<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
+    fir.store %20 to %0 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>
+    %22 = fir.address_of(@_QQcl.2E2F64756D6D792E66393000) : !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,12>>
+    %c9_i32 = arith.constant 9 : i32
+    %23 = fir.convert %0 : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+    %24 = fir.convert %21 : (!fir.box<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>) -> !fir.box<none>
+    %25 = fir.convert %22 : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,12>>) -> !fir.ref<i8>
+    %26 = fir.call @_FortranAAssign(%23, %24, %25, %c9_i32) fastmath<contract> : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, !fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<i8>, i32) -> none
+    %27 = fir.array_amend %arg2, %19 : (!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>, !fir.ref<!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>) -> !fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
+    fir.result %27 : !fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>
+  }
+  fir.array_merge_store %10, %17 to %arg0[%9] : !fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>, !fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>, !fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>, !fir.slice<1>
+  return
+}
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QMmodPsub1(
+// CHECK-SAME: %[[ARG0:.*]]: !fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>> {fir.bindc_name = "x"}) {
+// CHECK: %[[BOX_DIMS:.*]]:3 = fir.box_dims %[[ARG0]], %c0{{.*}} : (!fir.box<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>, index) -> (index, index, index)
+// CHECK: %[[ALLOCMEM:.*]] = fir.allocmem !fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>, %[[BOX_DIMS]]#1
+// CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.embox %[[ALLOCMEM]](%{{.*}}) : (!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>, !fir.shape<1>) -> !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMmodTrec1{dat:!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?xi32>>>}>>>>