diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index c42f5437b2..72c29377f1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 		}
 		ast.CompFor {
 			typ := f.no_cur_mod(f.table.type_to_str(it.typ))
-			f.writeln('\$for $it.val_var in ${typ}($it.kind.str()) {')
+			f.writeln('\$for $it.val_var in ${typ}.$it.kind.str() {')
 			f.stmts(it.stmts)
 			f.writeln('}')
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/comptime_for_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/comptime_for_test.v
index dd43e3fc9b..b4d596147f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/comptime_for_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/comptime_for_test.v
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ fn (mut app App) int_method2() int {
 fn (mut app App) string_arg(x string) {
 }
 
-fn no_lines(s string) string { return s.replace('\n', ' ') }
+fn no_lines(s string) string {
+	return s.replace('\n', ' ')
+}
 
 fn test_comptime_for() {
 	println(@FN)
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ fn test_comptime_for_with_if() {
 	println(@FN)
 	$for method in App.methods {
 		println('  method: ' + no_lines('$method'))
-		$if method.typ is fn() {
+		$if method.typ is fn () {
 			assert method.name in ['run', 'method2']
 		}
 		$if method.return_type is int {