diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/if.v b/vlib/v/parser/if.v
index ceee463488..fdbaeb3ce7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/if.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/if.v
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) match_expr() ast.MatchExpr {
 			p.next()
 		} else if p.tok.kind == .name && !(p.tok.lit == 'C' && p.peek_tok.kind == .dot) &&
 			(p.tok.lit in table.builtin_type_names || (p.tok.lit[0].is_capital() && !p.tok.lit.is_upper()) ||
-			p.peek_tok.kind == .dot) {
+			(p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.peek_tok2.lit[0].is_capital() ) ) {
 			if var_name.len == 0 {
 				match cond {
 					ast.Ident {