diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
index 57508145c8..39ed634b39 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) fn_args(args []table.Param, is_variadic bool) ([]string, []string
 	mut fargs := []string{}
 	mut fargtypes := []string{}
 	for i, arg in args {
-		caname := c_name(arg.name)
+		caname := if arg.name == '_' { g.new_tmp_var() } else { c_name(arg.name) }
 		typ := g.unwrap_generic(arg.typ)
 		arg_type_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
 		mut arg_type_name := g.typ(typ) // util.no_dots(arg_type_sym.name)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/blank_ident_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/blank_ident_test.v
index e2678b3811..2b98ac6053 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/blank_ident_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/blank_ident_test.v
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ fn test_fn_with_blank_param() {
 	fn_with_blank_param(321)
 }
 
+fn fn_with_multiple_blank_param(_ int, _ f32) {
+	_ = 'not an int nor a float'
+}
+
+struct Abc {}
+
+fn (_ Abc) fn_with_multiple_blank_param(_ int, _ f32) {}
+
+fn test_fn_with_multiple_blank_param() {
+	fn_with_multiple_blank_param(1, 1.1)
+	a := Abc{}
+	a.fn_with_multiple_blank_param(1, 1.1)
+}
+
 fn test_for_in_range() {
 	for _ in 1 .. 10 {
 		assert true