diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index bdac1cc381..530d91e42b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -3766,15 +3766,15 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_str_for_struct(info table.Struct, styp, str_fn_name string) {
 			field_styp_fn_name := if has_custom_str { '${field_styp}_str' } else { fnames2strfunc[field_styp] }
 			if sym.kind == .enum_ {
 				g.auto_str_funcs.write('indents, ')
-				g.auto_str_funcs.write('${field_styp_fn_name}( it->${field.name} ) ')
+				g.auto_str_funcs.write('${field_styp_fn_name}( it->${c_name(field.name)} ) ')
 			} else if sym.kind == .struct_ {
 				g.auto_str_funcs.write('indents, ')
-				g.auto_str_funcs.write('${field_styp_fn_name}( it->${field.name}${second_str_param} ) ')
+				g.auto_str_funcs.write('${field_styp_fn_name}( it->${c_name(field.name)}${second_str_param} ) ')
 			} else if sym.kind in [.array, .array_fixed, .map] {
 				g.auto_str_funcs.write('indents, ')
-				g.auto_str_funcs.write('${field_styp_fn_name}( it->${field.name}) ')
+				g.auto_str_funcs.write('${field_styp_fn_name}( it->${c_name(field.name)}) ')
 			} else {
-				g.auto_str_funcs.write('indents, it->${field.name}')
+				g.auto_str_funcs.write('indents, it->${c_name(field.name)}')
 				if field.typ == table.bool_type {
 					g.auto_str_funcs.write(' ? _SLIT("true") : _SLIT("false")')
 				}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/json.v b/vlib/v/gen/json.v
index 3a3d4bd969..20764d0338 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/json.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/json.v
@@ -83,20 +83,20 @@ cJSON* ${enc_fn_name}($styp val) {
 			field_type := g.typ(field.typ)
 			enc_name := js_enc_name(field_type)
 			if 'raw' in field.attrs {
-				dec.writeln(' res . $field.name = tos2(cJSON_PrintUnformatted(' + 'js_get(root, "$name")));')
+				dec.writeln(' res . ${c_name(field.name)} = tos2(cJSON_PrintUnformatted(' + 'js_get(root, "$name")));')
 			} else {
 				// Now generate decoders for all field types in this struct
 				// need to do it here so that these functions are generated first
 				g.gen_json_for_type(field.typ)
 				dec_name := js_dec_name(field_type)
 				if is_js_prim(field_type) {
-					dec.writeln(' res . $field.name = $dec_name (js_get(root, "$name"));')
+					dec.writeln(' res . ${c_name(field.name)} = $dec_name (js_get(root, "$name"));')
 				} else {
 					// dec.writeln(' $dec_name (js_get(root, "$name"), & (res . $field.name));')
-					dec.writeln('  res . $field.name = *($field_type*) $dec_name (js_get(root,"$name")).data;')
+					dec.writeln('  res . ${c_name(field.name)} = *($field_type*) $dec_name (js_get(root,"$name")).data;')
 				}
 			}
-			enc.writeln('\tcJSON_AddItemToObject(o, "$name", ${enc_name}(val.$field.name));')
+			enc.writeln('\tcJSON_AddItemToObject(o, "$name", ${enc_name}(val.${c_name(field.name)}));')
 		}
 	}
 	// cJSON_delete