diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 765ac9d34a..80b9bd92ea 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) selector_expr(mut node ast.SelectorExpr) ast.Type {
 	if typ == ast.void_type_idx {
 		// This means that the field has an undefined type.
 		// This error was handled before.
-		// c.error('`void` type has no fields', node.pos)
+		c.error('`$node.expr` does not return a value', node.pos)
 		node.expr_type = ast.void_type
 		return ast.void_type
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_selector_expr_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_selector_expr_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71a66a1cf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_selector_expr_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_selector_expr_err.vv:1:26: error: `println('Hello, World!')` does not return a value
+    1 | println('Hello, World!').whatever
+      |                          ~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_selector_expr_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_selector_expr_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7c7adb195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_selector_expr_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+println('Hello, World!').whatever