diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v
index 80c20295ee95e2..4589fed59fb412 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) struct_init(node ast.StructInit) {
 		g.go_back(1) // delete the `&` already generated in `prefix_expr()
 	}
 	mut is_anon := false
-	if sym.kind == .struct_ {
-		mut info := sym.info as ast.Struct
-
-		is_anon = info.is_anon
+	if mut sym.info is ast.Struct {
+		is_anon = sym.info.is_anon
 	}
 
 	if !g.inside_cinit && !is_anon {