diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index f10e93b8f7..fc91352e42 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) short_module(name string) string {
 		}
 	}
 	if aname == '' {
-		return symname
+		return '$tprefix$symname'
 	}
 	return '$tprefix${aname}.$symname'
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/generic_struct_init_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/generic_struct_init_keep.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8dcccf0074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/generic_struct_init_keep.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module x
+
+struct Ok<T> {
+	foo []T
+}
+
+fn test_fmt() {
+	r := Ok<[]Token>{[]}
+}