diff --git a/compiler/cheaders.v b/compiler/cheaders.v
index b2c935c888..3dc700699b 100644
--- a/compiler/cheaders.v
+++ b/compiler/cheaders.v
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ CommonCHeaders = '
 
 // MSVC cannot parse some things properly
 #undef EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION
-#define EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION void *____dummy_variable;
+#define EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION void *____dummy_variable
 #undef OPTION_CAST
 #define OPTION_CAST(x)
 #endif
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index e874fb9b52..e662e1634d 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_decl() {
 		if attr == 'raw' && field_type != 'string' {
 			p.error('struct field with attribute "raw" should be of type "string" but got "$field_type"')
 		}
+
 		did_gen_something = true
 		if p.first_pass() {
 			p.table.add_field(typ.name, field_name, field_type, is_mut, attr, access_mod)
@@ -644,6 +645,13 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_decl() {
 		p.fgenln('')
 	}
 	p.check(.rcbr)
+	if !is_c {
+		if !did_gen_something {
+			if p.first_pass() {
+				p.table.add_field(typ.name, '', 'EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION', false, '', .private)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	p.fgenln('\n')
 }