diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 8762a7442d..b1cc26ce35 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -1247,7 +1247,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 			if node.is_union {
 				g.typedefs.writeln('typedef union $name $name;')
 			} else {
-				g.typedefs.writeln('typedef struct $name $name;')
+				attrs := if node.attrs.contains('packed') {
+					'__attribute__((__packed__))'
+				} else {
+					''
+				}
+				g.typedefs.writeln('typedef struct $attrs $name $name;')
 			}
 		}
 		ast.TypeDecl {