diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 91a6789e186210..1ae419bf69f4db 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -3569,7 +3569,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) cast_expr(mut node ast.CastExpr) ast.Type {
 		c.error('cannot cast incompatible option ${final_to_sym.name} `${ft}` to `${tt}`',
 			node.pos)
 	} else if !from_type.is_ptr() && final_from_sym.kind == .struct
-		&& to_sym.kind !in [.struct, .voidptr] {
+		&& final_to_sym.kind !in [.struct, .voidptr] {
 		ft := c.table.type_to_str(from_type)
 		tt := c.table.type_to_str(to_type)
 		c.error('cannot cast type `${ft}` to `${tt}`', node.pos)