diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/js/tests/js.v b/vlib/v/gen/js/tests/js.v
index d5e90467b6..f4e1d2c3fb 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/js/tests/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/js/tests/js.v
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ fn class(extends string, instanceof int) {
 fn main() {
 	println('Hello from V.js!')
 	println(JS.Math.atan2(1, 0))
+	println(JS.eval("console.log('Hello!')"))
 	mut a := 1
 	a *= 2
 	a += 3
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 1c444bec61..236d1fe0de 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 		// if name in table.builtin_type_names {
 		if (!known_var && (name in p.table.type_idxs ||
 			name_w_mod in p.table.type_idxs) && name !in ['C.stat', 'C.sigaction']) ||
-			is_mod_cast || (!(name.len > 1 && name[0] == `C` && name[1] == `.`) && name[0].is_capital()) {
+			is_mod_cast || (language == .v && name[0].is_capital()) {
 			// MainLetter(x) is *always* a cast, as long as it is not `C.`
 			// TODO handle C.stat()
 			start_pos := p.tok.position()