diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 9ea7d53d4f..eb5566719d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -5912,6 +5912,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) or_block(var_name string, or_block ast.OrExpr, return_type ast.Ty
 			g.indent--
 		} else {
 			g.stmts(stmts)
+			if stmts.len > 0 && stmts[or_block.stmts.len - 1] is ast.ExprStmt {
+				g.writeln(';')
+			}
 		}
 	} else if or_block.kind == .propagate {
 		if g.file.mod.name == 'main' && (isnil(g.fn_decl) || g.fn_decl.is_main) {
@@ -5942,7 +5945,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) or_block(var_name string, or_block ast.OrExpr, return_type ast.Ty
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	g.write('}')
+	g.writeln('}')
 }
 
 // `a in [1,2,3]` => `a == 1 || a == 2 || a == 3`
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/for_in_optional_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/for_in_optional_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7052b3e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/for_in_optional_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import os
+
+fn test_for_in_optional() {
+	for d in os.read_lines(@FILE) or { panic('not found') } {
+		println(d)
+	}
+	assert true
+}