diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index ffa5fd1768..892fd531c2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -2824,10 +2824,15 @@ fn (mut g Gen) selector_expr(node ast.SelectorExpr) {
 		if node.from_embed_type != 0 {
 			embed_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.from_embed_type)
 			embed_name := embed_sym.embed_name()
-			g.write('.$embed_name')
+			if node.expr_type.is_ptr() {
+				g.write('->')
+			} else {
+				g.write('.')
+			}
+			g.write(embed_name)
 		}
 	}
-	if node.expr_type.is_ptr() || sym.kind == .chan {
+	if (node.expr_type.is_ptr() || sym.kind == .chan) && node.from_embed_type == 0 {
 		g.write('->')
 	} else {
 		// g.write('. /*typ=  $it.expr_type */') // ${g.typ(it.expr_type)} /')
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/struct_embed_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/struct_embed_test.v
index cf18f2b02b..ac0165165f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/struct_embed_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/struct_embed_test.v
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ fn test_embed_is_public() {
 	assert a.Context.name == ''  
 }
 
-struct Eggs {}
+struct Eggs {
+	name string
+}
 
 fn (f &Eggs) test(x int) int {
 	return x
@@ -96,11 +98,20 @@ struct Breakfast {
 	Eggs
 }
 
+fn (b &Breakfast) name() string {
+	return b.name
+}
+
 fn test_embed_method_receiver_ptr() {
 	b := Breakfast{}
 	assert b.test(5) == 5
 }
 
+fn test_embed_field_receiver_ptr() {
+	b := Breakfast{}
+	assert b.name() == ''
+}
+
 fn test_embed_mutable() {
 	mut a := field_publicity.App{}
 	a.Context = field_publicity.Context{}