diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 0fe74f3d7b..5f00e21457 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -6023,6 +6023,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) struct_init(struct_init ast.StructInit) {
 					default_init := ast.StructInit{
 						...struct_init
 						typ: embed
+						fields: init_fields_to_embed
 					}
 					g.write('.$embed_name = ')
 					g.struct_init(default_init)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/multiple_embed_struct_with_duplicate_field_init_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/multiple_embed_struct_with_duplicate_field_init_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04dc3b600a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/multiple_embed_struct_with_duplicate_field_init_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+struct Foo {
+mut:
+	x int
+}
+
+struct Bar {
+	Foo
+mut:
+	x int
+}
+
+fn test_multiple_embed_struct_with_duplicate_field_init() {
+	mut b := Bar{
+		x: 2
+	}
+	println(b)
+	assert b.x == 2
+	assert b.Foo.x == 0
+}