diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index ee9fc70e4e..1df58817b5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -928,6 +928,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 					return
 				}
 			}
+		} else if node.left is ast.None {
+			// none.str()
+			g.gen_expr_to_string(node.left, ast.none_type)
+			return
 		}
 		g.get_str_fn(rec_type)
 	} else if node.name == 'free' {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/none_literal_str.out b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/none_literal_str.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21a1f94ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/none_literal_str.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<none>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/none_literal_str.vv b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/none_literal_str.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..599f4c354b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/none_literal_str.vv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+println(none.str())