diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 5dcc6abffa..b79a445038 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -3134,8 +3134,12 @@ fn (mut c Checker) ident(mut node ast.Ident) ast.Type {
 		info := node.info as ast.IdentVar
 		// Got a var with type T, return current generic type
 		if node.or_expr.kind != .absent {
-			if !info.typ.has_flag(.option) && node.or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
-				c.error('cannot use `?` on non-option variable', node.pos)
+			if !info.typ.has_flag(.option) {
+				if node.or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
+					c.error('cannot use `?` on non-option variable', node.pos)
+				} else if node.or_expr.kind == .block {
+					c.error('cannot use `or {}` block on non-option variable', node.pos)
+				}
 			}
 			unwrapped_typ := info.typ.clear_flag(.option).clear_flag(.result)
 			c.expected_or_type = unwrapped_typ
@@ -3228,8 +3232,13 @@ fn (mut c Checker) ident(mut node ast.Ident) ast.Type {
 						if node.or_expr.kind == .absent {
 							return typ.clear_flag(.result)
 						}
-						if !typ.has_flag(.option) && node.or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
-							c.error('cannot use `?` on non-option variable', node.pos)
+						if !typ.has_flag(.option) {
+							if node.or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
+								c.error('cannot use `?` on non-option variable', node.pos)
+							} else if node.or_expr.kind == .block {
+								c.error('cannot use `or {}` block on non-option variable',
+									node.pos)
+							}
 						}
 						unwrapped_typ := typ.clear_flag(.option).clear_flag(.result)
 						c.expected_or_type = unwrapped_typ
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/or_block_non_option_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/or_block_non_option_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5da150e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/or_block_non_option_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/or_block_non_option_err.vv:3:5: error: cannot use `or {}` block on non-option variable
+    1 | name := 100
+    2 | 
+    3 | _ = name or {
+      |     ~~~~
+    4 |     100
+    5 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/or_block_non_option_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/or_block_non_option_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f895507f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/or_block_non_option_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name := 100
+
+_ = name or {
+	100
+}
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