diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 8817dc5e32..d774f37a00 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -2674,22 +2674,33 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) fn_call(mut node ast.CallExpr, mut continue_check &bool)
 	}
 	// check for arg (var) of fn type
 	if !found {
-		if v := node.scope.find_var(fn_name) {
-			if v.typ != 0 {
-				generic_vts := c.table.get_type_symbol(v.typ)
-				if generic_vts.kind == .function {
-					info := generic_vts.info as ast.FnType
+		mut typ := 0
+		if obj := node.scope.find(node.name) {
+			match obj {
+				ast.GlobalField {
+					typ = obj.typ
+				}
+				ast.Var {
+					typ = if obj.smartcasts.len != 0 { obj.smartcasts.last() } else { obj.typ }
+				}
+				else {}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if typ != 0 {
+			generic_vts := c.table.get_final_type_symbol(typ)
+			if generic_vts.kind == .function {
+				info := generic_vts.info as ast.FnType
+				func = info.func
+				found = true
+				found_in_args = true
+			} else {
+				vts := c.table.get_type_symbol(c.unwrap_generic(typ))
+				if vts.kind == .function {
+					info := vts.info as ast.FnType
 					func = info.func
 					found = true
 					found_in_args = true
-				} else {
-					vts := c.table.get_type_symbol(c.unwrap_generic(v.typ))
-					if vts.kind == .function {
-						info := vts.info as ast.FnType
-						func = info.func
-						found = true
-						found_in_args = true
-					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index b6c476dcd1..d56729036a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -1180,7 +1180,41 @@ fn (mut g Gen) fn_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 			// g.writeln(';')
 			// g.write(cur_line + ' /* <== af cur line*/')
 			// }
-			g.write(g.get_ternary_name(name))
+			mut is_fn_var := false
+			if obj := node.scope.find(node.name) {
+				match obj {
+					ast.Var {
+						if obj.smartcasts.len > 0 {
+							for _ in obj.smartcasts {
+								g.write('(*')
+							}
+							for i, typ in obj.smartcasts {
+								cast_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(g.unwrap_generic(typ))
+								mut is_ptr := false
+								if i == 0 {
+									g.write(node.name)
+									if obj.orig_type.is_ptr() {
+										is_ptr = true
+									}
+								}
+								dot := if is_ptr { '->' } else { '.' }
+								if mut cast_sym.info is ast.Aggregate {
+									sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(cast_sym.info.types[g.aggregate_type_idx])
+									g.write('${dot}_$sym.cname')
+								} else {
+									g.write('${dot}_$cast_sym.cname')
+								}
+								g.write(')')
+							}
+							is_fn_var = true
+						}
+					}
+					else {}
+				}
+			}
+			if !is_fn_var {
+				g.write(g.get_ternary_name(name))
+			}
 			if is_interface_call {
 				g.write(')')
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/fn_type_call_of_match_expr_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/fn_type_call_of_match_expr_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c61ddbe42d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/fn_type_call_of_match_expr_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+type FnZ = fn () string
+
+type FnO = fn (int) string
+
+type FnQ = FnO | FnZ
+
+fn fnz_z() string {
+	return 'Got zero'
+}
+
+fn fnz_o(one int) string {
+	return 'Got one $one'
+}
+
+fn test_fn_type_call_of_match_expr() {
+	mut arr := [FnQ(FnZ(fnz_z)), FnQ(FnO(fnz_o))]
+	for item in arr {
+		match item {
+			FnZ {
+				println(item())
+				assert item() == 'Got zero'
+			}
+			FnO {
+				println(item(42))
+				assert item(42) == 'Got one 42'
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}