diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 4c1084ea95..0e12b5b8e4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -4041,18 +4041,17 @@ fn (mut c Checker) ident(mut node ast.Ident) ast.Type {
 		// used inside its initialisation like: `struct Abc { x &Abc } ... const a = [ Abc{0}, Abc{unsafe{&a[0]}} ]!`
 		// see vlib/v/tests/const_fixed_array_containing_references_to_itself_test.v
 		if unsafe { c.const_var != 0 } && name == c.const_var.name {
-			if mut c.const_var.expr is ast.ArrayInit {
-				if c.const_var.expr.is_fixed && c.expected_type.nr_muls() > 0 {
-					elem_typ := c.expected_type.deref()
-					node.kind = .constant
-					node.name = c.const_var.name
-					node.info = ast.IdentVar{
-						typ: elem_typ
-					}
-					// c.const_var.typ = elem_typ
-					node.obj = c.const_var
-					return c.expected_type
+			if mut c.const_var.expr is ast.ArrayInit && c.const_var.expr.is_fixed
+				&& c.expected_type.nr_muls() > 0 {
+				elem_typ := c.expected_type.deref()
+				node.kind = .constant
+				node.name = c.const_var.name
+				node.info = ast.IdentVar{
+					typ: elem_typ
 				}
+				// c.const_var.typ = elem_typ
+				node.obj = c.const_var
+				return c.expected_type
 			}
 			c.error('cycle in constant `${c.const_var.name}`', node.pos)
 			return ast.void_type
@@ -4064,9 +4063,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) ident(mut node ast.Ident) ast.Type {
 			c.error('undefined ident: `_` (may only be used in assignments)', node.pos)
 		}
 		return ast.void_type
-	}
-	// second use
-	if node.kind in [.constant, .global, .variable] {
+	} else if node.kind in [.constant, .global, .variable] {
+		// second use
 		info := node.info as ast.IdentVar
 		typ := c.type_resolver.get_type_or_default(node, info.typ)
 		// Got a var with type T, return current generic type
@@ -4360,10 +4358,6 @@ fn (mut c Checker) ident(mut node ast.Ident) ast.Type {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if c.table.known_type(node.name) {
-		// e.g. `User`  in `json.decode(User, '...')`
-		return ast.void_type
-	}
 	return ast.void_type
 }