diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index f3bb3c63fd..66656d41ec 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -3525,9 +3525,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) typeof_expr(node ast.TypeOf) {
 		varg_elem_type_sym := g.table.sym(g.table.value_type(typ))
 		g.write('_SLIT("...${util.strip_main_name(varg_elem_type_sym.name)}")')
 	} else {
-		x := g.table.type_to_str(typ)
-		y := util.strip_main_name(x)
-		g.write('_SLIT("${y}")')
+		g.type_name(typ)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/fn_return_typeof_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/fn_return_typeof_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6616f7d12f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/fn_return_typeof_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+fn foo[T]() string {
+	return typeof[T]().name
+}
+
+fn bar[T]() string {
+	return typeof[T]()
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	assert foo[int]() == 'int'
+	assert bar[int]() == 'int'
+}