diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_keep.vv
index 68ed58bc3b..023afbb4ce 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_keep.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_keep.vv
@@ -44,3 +44,10 @@ struct KeepMultiLineDefaultExprsIndent {
 		text: 'M5'
 	}]
 }
+
+[typedef]
+struct C.some_t {
+	@type int
+	data  struct {}
+
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
index 935451305d..a06765ecbc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl(is_anon bool) ast.StructDecl {
 		module_pos: module_pos
 		language: language
 		is_union: is_union
-		attrs: attrs
+		attrs: if is_anon { []ast.Attr{} } else { attrs } // anon structs can't have attributes
 		end_comments: end_comments
 		generic_types: generic_types
 		embeds: embeds