diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 1439ffd0a71a22..f4d3083e55f247 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -2420,9 +2420,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_sumtype_casting_fn(fun SumtypeCastingFn) {
 		field_styp := g.typ(field.typ)
 		if got_sym.kind in [.sum_type, .interface_] {
 			// the field is already a wrapped pointer; we shouldn't wrap it once again
-			sb.write_string(', .${field.name} = ptr->${field.name}')
+			sb.write_string(', .${c_name(field.name)} = ptr->${field.name}')
 		} else {
-			sb.write_string(', .${field.name} = (${field_styp}*)((char*)${ptr} + __offsetof_ptr(${ptr}, ${type_cname}, ${field.name}))')
+			sb.write_string(', .${c_name(field.name)} = (${field_styp}*)((char*)${ptr} + __offsetof_ptr(${ptr}, ${type_cname}, ${c_name(field.name)}))')
 		}
 	}
 	sb.writeln('};\n}')
@@ -6579,7 +6579,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_types(symbols []&ast.TypeSymbol) {
 				if sym.info.fields.len > 0 {
 					g.writeln('\t// pointers to common sumtype fields')
 					for field in sym.info.fields {
-						g.type_definitions.writeln('\t${g.typ(field.typ.ref())} ${field.name};')
+						g.type_definitions.writeln('\t${g.typ(field.typ.ref())} ${c_name(field.name)};')
 					}
 				}
 				g.type_definitions.writeln('};')
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/struct_field_named_as_c_keyword_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/struct_field_named_as_c_keyword_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7feca99512bf3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/struct_field_named_as_c_keyword_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+struct Foo {
+	do fn () = unsafe { nil }
+}
+
+struct Foo2 {
+	do fn () = unsafe { nil }
+}
+
+type CallAlias = Foo | Foo2
+
+fn get() CallAlias {
+	return Foo{
+		do: fn () {
+			println('cool')
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_struct_with_a_field_named_with_a_c_keyword() {
+	a := get().do
+	a()
+}