diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index f8f9fffbef..021bdee055 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_fn(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 			call_expr.name = name_prefixed
 			found = true
 			f = f1
-			c.table.fns[name_prefixed].is_used = true
+			c.table.fns[name_prefixed].usages++
 		}
 	}
 	if !found && call_expr.left is ast.IndexExpr {
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_fn(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 		if f1 := c.table.find_fn(fn_name) {
 			found = true
 			f = f1
-			c.table.fns[fn_name].is_used = true
+			c.table.fns[fn_name].usages++
 		}
 	}
 	if c.pref.is_script && !found {
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_fn(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 			call_expr.name = os_name
 			found = true
 			f = f1
-			c.table.fns[os_name].is_used = true
+			c.table.fns[os_name].usages++
 		}
 	}
 	// check for arg (var) of fn type
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index 608d5330d6..0d4beea635 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_fn_decl(node ast.FnDecl, skip bool) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	if f := g.table.find_fn(node.name) {
-		if !f.is_used {
-			g.writeln('// fn $node.name UNUSED')
-			// return
+	*/
+	if g.pref.experimental {
+		if f := g.table.find_fn(node.name) {
+			println('> usages: ${f.usages:-10} | node.name: $node.name')
+			if f.usages == 0 {
+				g.writeln('// fn $node.name UNUSED')
+				return
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	*/
 
 	g.returned_var_name = ''
 	//
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index 915218938b..f9253f186f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub:
 pub mut:
 	name      string
 	source_fn voidptr // set in the checker, while processing fn declarations
-	is_used   bool
+	usages    int
 }
 
 fn (f &Fn) method_equals(o &Fn) bool {