diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v b/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v
index 4fe03efde1..9b47038e2f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) struct_decl(node ast.StructDecl) {
 	mut default_expr_aligns := []CommentAndExprAlignInfo{}
 	mut field_types := []string{cap: node.fields.len}
 	for i, field in node.fields {
-		mut ft := f.no_cur_mod(f.table.type_to_str(field.typ))
+		mut ft := f.no_cur_mod(f.table.type_to_str_using_aliases(field.typ, f.mod2alias))
 		if !ft.contains('C.') && !ft.contains('JS.') && !ft.contains('fn (') && !ft.contains('chan') {
 			ft = f.short_module(ft)
 		}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) struct_decl(node ast.StructDecl) {
 	}
 	for embed in node.embeds {
 		f.mark_types_import_as_used(embed.typ)
-		styp := f.table.type_to_str(embed.typ)
+		styp := f.table.type_to_str_using_aliases(embed.typ, f.mod2alias)
 		f.writeln('\t$styp')
 	}
 	mut field_align_i := 0
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_expected.vv
index be27e374e2..03e503a4a7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_expected.vv
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import os {
 }
 
 struct App {
-	command Command
+	command &Command
+}
+
+struct MyCommand {
+	Command
 }
 
 fn imaginary(im f64) Complex {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_input.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_input.vv
index c2aff5caa6..bd7348db6f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_input.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/import_selective_input.vv
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import os {
 	input, user_os, file_ext }
 
 struct App {
-	command Command
+	command &Command
+}
+
+struct MyCommand {
+	Command
 }
 
 fn imaginary(im f64) Complex {