diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 43f4d3cd256171..076757d13f90ad 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ mut:
 	sql_fkey                  string
 	sql_parent_id             string
 	sql_side                  SqlExprSide // left or right, to distinguish idents in `name == name`
-	strs_to_free0             []string    // strings.Builder
+	sql_last_stmt_out_len     int
+	strs_to_free0             []string // strings.Builder
 	// strs_to_free          []string // strings.Builder
 	// tmp_arg_vars_to_free  []string
 	// autofree_pregen       map[string]string
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
index aa59c7c8d5016e..25936c1a6f0e24 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_stmt(node ast.SqlStmt) {
 // as well as inserting and updating objects.
 // It is part of a multi-line query. For example, `create table User`
 fn (mut g Gen) sql_stmt_line(stmt_line ast.SqlStmtLine, connection_var_name string, or_expr ast.OrExpr) {
+	g.sql_last_stmt_out_len = g.out.len
 	mut node := stmt_line
 	table_name := g.get_table_name_by_struct_type(node.table_expr.typ)
 	result_var_name := g.new_tmp_var()
@@ -554,6 +555,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_expr_to_primitive(expr ast.Expr) {
 // write_orm_primitive writes C code for casting expressions into a primitive type,
 // which will be used in low-level database libs.
 fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_primitive(t ast.Type, expr ast.Expr) {
+	if t == 0 {
+		verror('${g.file.path}:${expr.pos().line_nr + 1}: ORM: unknown type t == 0\nexpr: ${expr}\nlast SQL stmt:\n${g.out.after(g.sql_last_stmt_out_len)}')
+	}
 	mut sym := g.table.sym(t)
 	mut typ := sym.cname
 	if typ == 'orm__Primitive' {