diff --git a/cmd/v/v.v b/cmd/v/v.v
index a391b74860..8ea268b0d3 100644
--- a/cmd/v/v.v
+++ b/cmd/v/v.v
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 fn main() {
-	main_v()
-}
-
-fn main_v() {
 	args := os.args[1..]
 	// args = 123
 	if args.len == 0 || args[0] in ['-', 'repl'] {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cmain.v b/vlib/v/gen/cmain.v
index 96b0cf3386..706d034d90 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cmain.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cmain.v
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) gen_c_main() {
 	if g.pref.is_liveshared {
 		return
 	}
-	g.out.writeln('')
+	g.out.writeln('')    
+	main_fn_start_pos := g.out.len
 	g.gen_c_main_header()
 	g.writeln('\tmain__main();')
-	g.gen_c_main_footer()
+	g.gen_c_main_footer()    
+	if g.pref.printfn_list.len > 0 && 'main' in g.pref.printfn_list {
+		println(g.out.after(main_fn_start_pos))
+	}                
 }
 
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_c_main_header() {