diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/dumpexpr.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/dumpexpr.v
index 560fc88fa0..f6d2a607b8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/dumpexpr.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/dumpexpr.v
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module c
 
 import v.ast
+import v.table
 
 fn (mut g Gen) dump_expr(node ast.DumpExpr) {
 	sexpr := ctoslit(node.expr.str())
@@ -10,28 +11,41 @@ fn (mut g Gen) dump_expr(node ast.DumpExpr) {
 		g.expr(node.expr)
 		return
 	}
-	g.write(' _v_dump_expr_${node.cname}(${ctoslit(fpath)}, $line, $sexpr, ')
+	dump_fn_name := '_v_dump_expr_$node.cname' + (if node.expr_type.is_ptr() { '_ptr' } else { '' })
+	g.write(' ${dump_fn_name}(${ctoslit(fpath)}, $line, $sexpr, ')
 	g.expr(node.expr)
 	g.write(' )')
 }
 
 fn (mut g Gen) dump_expr_definitions() {
 	if g.pref.build_mode == .build_module {
-		for _, cname in g.table.dumps {
-			g.definitions.writeln('$cname _v_dump_expr_${cname}(string fpath, int line, string sexpr, $cname x);')
+		for dump_type, cname in g.table.dumps {
+			is_ptr := table.Type(dump_type).is_ptr()
+			ptr_suffix := if is_ptr { '*' } else { '' }
+			dump_fn_name := '_v_dump_expr_$cname' + (if is_ptr { '_ptr' } else { '' })
+			g.definitions.writeln('$cname$ptr_suffix ${dump_fn_name}(string fpath, int line, string sexpr, $cname$ptr_suffix x) {')
 		}
 	} else {
 		for dump_type, cname in g.table.dumps {
 			to_string_fn_name := g.gen_str_for_type(dump_type)
-			g.definitions.writeln('$cname _v_dump_expr_${cname}(string fpath, int line, string sexpr, $cname x) {')
+			is_ptr := table.Type(dump_type).is_ptr()
+			ptr_astarisk := if is_ptr { '*' } else { '' }
+			dump_fn_name := '_v_dump_expr_$cname' + (if is_ptr { '_ptr' } else { '' })
+			g.definitions.writeln('$cname$ptr_astarisk ${dump_fn_name}(string fpath, int line, string sexpr, $cname$ptr_astarisk x) {')
 			g.definitions.writeln('\teprint(${ctoslit('[')});')
 			g.definitions.writeln('\teprint(fpath);')
 			g.definitions.writeln('\teprint(${ctoslit(':')});')
 			g.definitions.writeln('\teprint(int_str(line));')
 			g.definitions.writeln('\teprint(${ctoslit('] ')});')
+
 			g.definitions.writeln('\teprint(sexpr);')
 			g.definitions.writeln('\teprint(${ctoslit(': ')});')
-			g.definitions.writeln('\teprintln(${to_string_fn_name}(x));')
+
+			if is_ptr {
+				g.definitions.writeln('\teprint(${ctoslit('&')});')
+			}
+			g.definitions.writeln('\teprintln(${to_string_fn_name}(${ptr_astarisk}x));')
+
 			g.definitions.writeln('\treturn x;')
 			g.definitions.writeln('}')
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.out b/vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.out
index 18cb581dfe..45cab3ebad 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.out
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.out
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 [vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:2] 1: 1
 [vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:7] 'a': a
-[vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:20] point: Point{
+[vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:23] p: Point{
+    x: 1
+    y: 2
+    z: 3
+}
+[vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:24] p_mut: Point{
+    x: 1
+    y: 2
+    z: 3
+}
+[vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:25] p_ptr: &Point{
     x: 1
     y: 2
     z: 3
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv b/vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv
index 026d5ce1cf..7dc41b8535 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/dump_expression.vv
@@ -16,10 +16,19 @@ mut:
 }
 
 fn dump_of_struct() {
-	point := Point{1, 2, 3}
-	mut x := dump(point)
-	x.x += 100
-	assert x == Point{101, 2, 3}
+	p := Point{1, 2, 3}
+	mut p_mut := Point{1, 2, 3}
+	p_ptr := &Point{1, 2, 3}
+
+	mut x1 := dump(p)
+	mut x2 := dump(p_mut)
+	mut x3 := dump(p_ptr)
+	x1.x += 100
+	x2.x += 100
+	x3.x += 100
+	assert x1 == Point{101, 2, 3}
+	assert x2 == Point{101, 2, 3}
+	assert x3 == Point{101, 2, 3}
 }
 
 fn main() {