diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/if.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/if.v
index cfe6a30d5b..60b67a8a58 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/if.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/if.v
@@ -269,13 +269,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) if_expr(node ast.IfExpr) {
 							g.writeln('\t$base_type $left_var_name = *($base_type*)${var_name}.data;')
 						}
 					} else if branch.cond.vars.len > 1 {
-						for vi, var in branch.cond.vars {
-							left_var_name := c_name(var.name)
-							sym := g.table.sym(branch.cond.expr_type)
-							if sym.kind == .multi_return {
-								mr_info := sym.info as ast.MultiReturn
-								if mr_info.types.len == branch.cond.vars.len {
-									var_typ := g.typ(mr_info.types[vi])
+						sym := g.table.sym(branch.cond.expr_type)
+						if sym.info is ast.MultiReturn {
+							if sym.info.types.len == branch.cond.vars.len {
+								for vi, var in branch.cond.vars {
+									var_typ := g.typ(sym.info.types[vi])
+									left_var_name := c_name(var.name)
 									if is_auto_heap {
 										g.writeln('\t$var_typ* $left_var_name = (HEAP($base_type, *($base_type*)${var_name}.data).arg$vi);')
 									} else {