diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
index f3a2227f898229..c1fa6a72a7f51f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
@@ -836,11 +836,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_in_optimization(left ast.Expr, left_type ast.Type, rig
 fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_is_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 	mut left_sym := g.table.sym(g.unwrap_generic(g.type_resolver.get_type_or_default(node.left,
 		node.left_type)))
-	is_aggregate := left_sym.kind == .aggregate
-	if is_aggregate {
-		parent_left_type := (left_sym.info as ast.Aggregate).sum_type
-		left_sym = g.table.sym(parent_left_type)
-	}
+	is_aggregate := node.left is ast.Ident && g.comptime.get_ct_type_var(node.left) == .aggregate
 	right_sym := g.table.sym(node.right_type)
 	if left_sym.kind == .interface && right_sym.kind == .interface {
 		g.gen_interface_is_op(node)
@@ -880,7 +876,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_is_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 		sub_sym := g.table.sym(sub_type)
 		g.write('_${left_sym.cname}_${sub_sym.cname}_index')
 		return
-	} else if left_sym.kind == .sum_type {
+	} else if left_sym.kind == .sum_type || is_aggregate {
 		g.write('_typ ${cmp_op} ')
 	}
 	if node.right is ast.None {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/typeof_aggregate_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/typeof_aggregate_test.v
index 839d87428887db..8a21f0f6457b13 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/typeof_aggregate_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/typeof_aggregate_test.v
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ fn test_typeof_aggregate() {
 
 	assert rets.len == 3
 	assert rets[0] == 'The type of `a` is `Foo`'
-	assert rets[1] == 'The type of `a` is `(Bar | Baz | Bazaar)` and its text says bar'
-	assert rets[2] == 'The type of `a` is `(Bar | Baz | Bazaar)` and its text says baz'
+	assert rets[1] == 'The type of `a` is `Bar` and its text says bar'
+	assert rets[2] == 'The type of `a` is `Baz` and its text says baz'
 }