diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index d70a0c2d0c..b002490933 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1696,10 +1696,14 @@ fn (p mut Parser) match_expr() ast.MatchExpr {
 		else if p.tok.kind == .name && (p.tok.lit[0].is_capital() || p.peek_tok.kind == .dot) {
 			// if sym.kind == .sum_type {
 			// p.warn('is sum')
+			// TODO `exprs << ast.Type{...}`
 			typ := p.parse_type()
-			exprs << ast.Type{
+			x := ast.Type{
 				typ: typ
 			}
+			mut expr := ast.Expr{}
+			expr = x
+			exprs << expr
 			p.scope.register_var(ast.Var{
 				name: 'it'
 				typ: table.type_to_ptr(typ)
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index aeb2101a32..94793c6e02 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ pub fn (t mut Table) register_builtin_type_symbol(typ TypeSymbol) int {
 	if existing_idx > 0 {
 		if existing_idx >= string_type_idx {
 			if existing_idx == string_type_idx {
-				existing_type := &t.types[existing_idx]
+				existing_type := t.types[existing_idx]
 				t.types[existing_idx] = {
 					typ |
 					kind:existing_type.kind