diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index c25f7516a6..9ebbec9ef3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) go_expr(node ast.GoExpr) {
 	}
 	if expr.is_method {
 		receiver_sym := g.table.sym(expr.receiver_type)
-		name = receiver_sym.name + '_' + name
+		name = receiver_sym.cname + '_' + name
 	} else if mut expr.left is ast.AnonFn {
 		if expr.left.inherited_vars.len > 0 {
 			fn_var := g.fn_var_signature(expr.left.decl.return_type, expr.left.decl.params.map(it.typ),
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/go_call_fn_return_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/go_call_fn_return_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..400a0a02a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/go_call_fn_return_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const text = 'Hello world'
+
+fn test_go_call_fn_return() {
+	hex_go := go text.bytes().hex()
+	hex := text.bytes().hex()
+
+	assert hex == '48656c6c6f20776f726c64'
+	assert hex_go.wait() == hex
+}