diff --git a/gcc/cp/call.cc b/gcc/cp/call.cc
index 14aa96dd328..33b5e7f87f5 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/call.cc
+++ b/gcc/cp/call.cc
@@ -8501,16 +8501,7 @@ convert_like_internal (conversion *convs, tree expr, tree fn, int argnum,
 	unsigned len = CONSTRUCTOR_NELTS (expr);
 	tree array;
 
-	if (tree init = maybe_init_list_as_array (elttype, expr))
-	  {
-	    elttype = cp_build_qualified_type
-	      (elttype, cp_type_quals (elttype) | TYPE_QUAL_CONST);
-	    array = build_array_of_n_type (elttype, len);
-	    array = build_vec_init_expr (array, init, complain);
-	    array = get_target_expr (array);
-	    array = cp_build_addr_expr (array, complain);
-	  }
-	else if (len)
+	if (len)
 	  {
 	    tree val; unsigned ix;
 
diff --git a/gcc/cp/constexpr.cc b/gcc/cp/constexpr.cc
index 3f7892aa88a..e43d92864f5 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/constexpr.cc
+++ b/gcc/cp/constexpr.cc
@@ -5255,12 +5255,12 @@ cxx_eval_vec_init_1 (const constexpr_ctx *ctx, tree atype, tree init,
       else
 	{
 	  /* Copying an element.  */
+	  gcc_assert (same_type_ignoring_top_level_qualifiers_p
+		      (atype, TREE_TYPE (init)));
 	  eltinit = cp_build_array_ref (input_location, init, idx, complain);
 	  if (!lvalue_p (init))
 	    eltinit = move (eltinit);
-	  eltinit = (perform_implicit_conversion_flags
-		     (elttype, eltinit, complain,
-		      LOOKUP_IMPLICIT|LOOKUP_NO_NARROWING));
+	  eltinit = force_rvalue (eltinit, complain);
 	  eltinit = cxx_eval_constant_expression (&new_ctx, eltinit, lval,
 						  non_constant_p, overflow_p);
 	}
diff --git a/gcc/cp/init.cc b/gcc/cp/init.cc
index 1ccde7cf8ad..428fac5621c 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/init.cc
+++ b/gcc/cp/init.cc
@@ -4420,9 +4420,7 @@ build_vec_init (tree base, tree maxindex, tree init,
   /* Look through the TARGET_EXPR around a compound literal.  */
   if (init && TREE_CODE (init) == TARGET_EXPR
       && TREE_CODE (TARGET_EXPR_INITIAL (init)) == CONSTRUCTOR
-      && from_array != 2
-      && (same_type_ignoring_top_level_qualifiers_p
-	  (TREE_TYPE (init), atype)))
+      && from_array != 2)
     init = TARGET_EXPR_INITIAL (init);
 
   if (tree vi = get_vec_init_expr (init))
@@ -4548,14 +4546,7 @@ build_vec_init (tree base, tree maxindex, tree init,
     {
       if (lvalue_kind (init) & clk_rvalueref)
 	xvalue = true;
-      if (TREE_CODE (init) == TARGET_EXPR)
-	{
-	  /* Avoid error in decay_conversion.  */
-	  base2 = decay_conversion (TARGET_EXPR_SLOT (init), complain);
-	  base2 = cp_build_compound_expr (init, base2, tf_none);
-	}
-      else
-	base2 = decay_conversion (init, complain);
+      base2 = decay_conversion (init, complain);
       if (base2 == error_mark_node)
 	return error_mark_node;
       itype = TREE_TYPE (base2);
diff --git a/gcc/cp/tree.cc b/gcc/cp/tree.cc
index a600178239c..33bde16f128 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/tree.cc
+++ b/gcc/cp/tree.cc
@@ -785,6 +785,8 @@ build_vec_init_elt (tree type, tree init, tsubst_flags_t complain)
   releasing_vec argvec;
   if (init && !BRACE_ENCLOSED_INITIALIZER_P (init))
     {
+      gcc_assert (same_type_ignoring_top_level_qualifiers_p
+		  (type, TREE_TYPE (init)));
       tree init_type = strip_array_types (TREE_TYPE (init));
       tree dummy = build_dummy_object (init_type);
       if (!lvalue_p (init))
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/tree-ssa/initlist-opt2.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/tree-ssa/initlist-opt2.C
deleted file mode 100644
index fc928bb5405..00000000000
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/tree-ssa/initlist-opt2.C
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// PR c++/105838
-// { dg-additional-options -fdump-tree-gimple }
-// { dg-do compile { target c++11 } }
-
-// Check that we call the basic_string constructor once (and define it once).
-// { dg-final { scan-tree-dump-times {>::basic_string} 2 "gimple" } }
-
-#include <string>
-
-void g (const void *);
-
-void f (const char *p)
-{
-  std::initializer_list<std::string> lst = {
-  "aahing", "aaliis", "aarrgh", "abacas", "abacus", "abakas", "abamps", "abands", "abased", "abaser", "abases", "abasia",
-  "abated", "abater", "abates", "abatis", "abator", "abattu", "abayas", "abbacy", "abbess", "abbeys", "abbots", "abcees",
-  "abdabs", "abduce", "abduct", "abears", "abeigh", "abeles", "abelia", "abends", "abhors", "abided", "abider", "abides",
-  "abject", "abjure", "ablate", "ablaut", "ablaze", "ablest", "ablets", "abling", "ablins", "abloom", "ablush", "abmhos",
-  "aboard", "aboded", "abodes", "abohms", "abolla", "abomas", "aboral", "abords", "aborne", "aborts", "abound", "abouts",
-  "aboves", "abrade", "abraid", "abrash", "abrays", "abrazo", "abrege", "abrins", "abroad", "abrupt", "abseil", "absent",
-  };
-
-  g(&lst);
-}