diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/if.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/if.v
index 3e05821d88..92da23e3ee 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/if.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/if.v
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) need_tmp_var_in_if(node ast.IfExpr) bool {
 							if left_sym.kind in [.array, .array_fixed, .map] {
 								return true
 							}
-						} else if stmt.expr.or_block.kind != .absent {
+						}
+						if stmt.expr.or_block.kind != .absent {
 							return true
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_method_call_optional_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_method_call_optional_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8e9e2f985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_method_call_optional_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+fn to_bit_string(i rune) []u8 {
+	return if i == 0 { []u8{} } else { '${i:b}'.split('').map(it.u8()) }
+}
+
+fn from_bit_string(bits []u8) rune {
+	return if bits == [] { 0 } else { bits.map(it.str()).join('').parse_uint(2, 8) or { 0 } }
+}
+
+fn test_if_expr_with_method_call_optional() {
+	a := from_bit_string(to_bit_string(u32(100)))
+	println(a)
+	assert a == `d`
+}