diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py b/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
index 79ad4cc62822..336123eb377c 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
@@ -2260,7 +2260,11 @@ def builtin_len(self, val: Value, line: int, use_pyssize_t: bool = False) -> Val
         """
         typ = val.type
         size_value = None
-        if is_list_rprimitive(typ) or is_tuple_rprimitive(typ) or is_bytes_rprimitive(typ):
+        if isinstance(typ, RTuple):
+            return Integer(
+                len(typ.types), c_pyssize_t_rprimitive if use_pyssize_t else short_int_rprimitive
+            )
+        elif is_list_rprimitive(typ) or is_tuple_rprimitive(typ) or is_bytes_rprimitive(typ):
             size_value = self.primitive_op(var_object_size, [val], line)
         elif is_set_rprimitive(typ) or is_frozenset_rprimitive(typ):
             elem_address = self.add(GetElementPtr(val, PySetObject, "used"))