diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 218200bab4..aebb52f23e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -2240,7 +2240,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr_with_cast(expr ast.Expr, got_type_raw ast.Type, expected_typ
 				got_styp)
 			g.inside_cast_in_heap--
 		} else {
-			got_styp := g.cc_type(got_type, true)
+			mut got_styp := g.cc_type(got_type, true)
+			got_styp = match got_styp {
+				'int' { 'int_literal' }
+				'f64' { 'float_literal' }
+				else { got_styp }
+			}
 			exp_styp := exp_sym.cname
 			mut fname := '/*$exp_sym*/I_${got_styp}_to_Interface_$exp_styp'
 			if exp_sym.info.is_generic {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/as_cast_literal.v b/vlib/v/tests/as_cast_literal.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44f82e27e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/as_cast_literal.v
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+interface IExample {}
+
+fn thing(a IExample) bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+fn test_as_cast_with_literals() {
+	assert thing(true)
+	assert thing(123)
+	assert thing(12.3)
+	assert thing('abc')
+}