diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v b/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v
index 532fd27fe7..2d0dea652d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) struct_init(node ast.StructInit) {
 	defer {
 		f.is_struct_init = struct_init_save
 	}
-
+	f.mark_types_import_as_used(node.typ)
 	type_sym := f.table.sym(node.typ)
 	// f.write('<old name: $type_sym.name>')
 	mut name := type_sym.name
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_with_symbol_of_struct_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_with_symbol_of_struct_keep.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22b6bc145d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_with_symbol_of_struct_keep.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import datatypes { Stack }
+
+fn main() {
+	stack := Stack<int>{}
+}