diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index eab989a0ab..da663b5fd9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -4352,6 +4352,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) go_stmt(node ast.GoStmt) {
 	if expr.is_method {
 		receiver_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(expr.receiver_type)
 		name = receiver_sym.name + '_' + name
+	} else if expr.left is ast.AnonFn as anon_fn {
+		g.gen_anon_fn_decl(anon_fn)
+		fsym := g.table.get_type_symbol(anon_fn.typ)
+		name = fsym.name
 	}
 	name = util.no_dots(name)
 	g.writeln('// go')
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/anon_fn_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/anon_fn_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0773e4cccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/anon_fn_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import sync
+
+fn test_go_anon_fn() {
+	mut wg := sync.new_waitgroup()
+	go fn (mut wg sync.WaitGroup) {
+		wg.done()
+	}(mut wg)
+	wg.wait()
+}