diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 3b3c320dbb..5225b804e1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -385,19 +385,18 @@ pub:
 	attrs           []Attr
 	skip_gen        bool // this function doesn't need to be generated (for example [if foo])
 pub mut:
-	params             []Param
-	stmts              []Stmt
-	defer_stmts        []DeferStmt
-	return_type        Type
-	return_type_pos    token.Position // `string` in `fn (u User) name() string` position
-	has_return         bool
-	comments           []Comment // comments *after* the header, but *before* `{`; used for InterfaceDecl
-	next_comments      []Comment // coments that are one line after the decl; used for InterfaceDecl
-	source_file        &File = 0
-	scope              &Scope
-	label_names        []string
-	pos                token.Position // function declaration position
-	cur_concrete_types []Type // current concrete types, e.g. <int, string>
+	params          []Param
+	stmts           []Stmt
+	defer_stmts     []DeferStmt
+	return_type     Type
+	return_type_pos token.Position // `string` in `fn (u User) name() string` position
+	has_return      bool
+	comments        []Comment // comments *after* the header, but *before* `{`; used for InterfaceDecl
+	next_comments   []Comment // coments that are one line after the decl; used for InterfaceDecl
+	source_file     &File = 0
+	scope           &Scope
+	label_names     []string
+	pos             token.Position // function declaration position
 }
 
 // break, continue
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 69d0b5e21c..7a7ac75fd3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ mut:
 	timers                           &util.Timers = util.new_timers(false)
 	comptime_fields_type             map[string]ast.Type
 	fn_scope                         &ast.Scope = voidptr(0)
+	cur_concrete_types               []ast.Type // current concrete types, e.g. <int, string>
 	main_fn_decl_node                ast.FnDecl
 	match_exhaustive_cutoff_limit    int = 10
 	// TODO: these are here temporarily and used for deprecations; remove soon
@@ -634,7 +635,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) struct_init(mut struct_init ast.StructInit) ast.Type {
 	// Make sure the first letter is capital, do not allow e.g. `x := string{}`,
 	// but `x := T{}` is ok.
 	if !c.is_builtin_mod && !c.inside_unsafe && type_sym.language == .v
-		&& c.cur_fn.cur_concrete_types.len == 0 {
+		&& c.cur_concrete_types.len == 0 {
 		pos := type_sym.name.last_index('.') or { -1 }
 		first_letter := type_sym.name[pos + 1]
 		if !first_letter.is_capital() {
@@ -2162,7 +2163,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) fn_call(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) ast.Type {
 			concrete_types << concrete_type
 		}
 	}
-	if !isnil(c.cur_fn) && c.cur_fn.cur_concrete_types.len == 0 && has_generic {
+	if !isnil(c.cur_fn) && c.cur_concrete_types.len == 0 && has_generic {
 		c.error('generic fn using generic types cannot be called outside of generic fn',
 			call_expr.pos)
 	}
@@ -2923,7 +2924,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) return_stmt(mut return_stmt ast.Return) {
 	mut expected_types := [expected_type]
 	if expected_type_sym.info is ast.MultiReturn {
 		expected_types = expected_type_sym.info.types
-		if c.cur_fn.cur_concrete_types.len > 0 {
+		if c.cur_concrete_types.len > 0 {
 			expected_types = expected_types.map(c.unwrap_generic(it))
 		}
 	}
@@ -4426,7 +4427,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) stmts(stmts []ast.Stmt) {
 
 pub fn (mut c Checker) unwrap_generic(typ ast.Type) ast.Type {
 	if typ.has_flag(.generic) {
-		if t_typ := c.table.resolve_generic_to_concrete(typ, c.cur_fn.generic_names, c.cur_fn.cur_concrete_types,
+		if t_typ := c.table.resolve_generic_to_concrete(typ, c.cur_fn.generic_names, c.cur_concrete_types,
 			false)
 		{
 			return t_typ
@@ -6868,7 +6869,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) post_process_generic_fns() {
 		mut node := c.file.generic_fns[i]
 		c.mod = node.mod
 		for concrete_types in c.table.fn_generic_types[node.name] {
-			node.cur_concrete_types = concrete_types
+			c.cur_concrete_types = concrete_types
 			c.fn_decl(mut node)
 			if node.name in ['vweb.run_app', 'vweb.run'] {
 				for ct in concrete_types {
@@ -6878,13 +6879,13 @@ fn (mut c Checker) post_process_generic_fns() {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		node.cur_concrete_types = []
+		c.cur_concrete_types = []
 	}
 }
 
 fn (mut c Checker) fn_decl(mut node ast.FnDecl) {
 	c.returns = false
-	if node.generic_names.len > 0 && node.cur_concrete_types.len == 0 {
+	if node.generic_names.len > 0 && c.cur_concrete_types.len == 0 {
 		// Just remember the generic function for now.
 		// It will be processed later in c.post_process_generic_fns,
 		// after all other normal functions are processed.