diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v
index 8f6d1ebd9b..040909ddff 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) should_check_low_bound_in_range_expr(expr ast.RangeExpr, node_con
 
 fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_classic(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var string, tmp_var string) {
 	node_cond_type_unsigned := node.cond_type in [ast.u16_type, ast.u32_type, ast.u64_type]
-	type_sym := g.table.sym(node.cond_type)
+	type_sym := g.table.final_sym(node.cond_type)
 	use_ternary := is_expr && tmp_var.len == 0
 	for j, branch in node.branches {
 		is_last := j == node.branches.len - 1
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/alias_string_match_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/alias_string_match_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55597fa4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/alias_string_match_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+type ReleaseTarget = string
+
+const production = ReleaseTarget('production')
+const testing = ReleaseTarget('testing')
+
+fn test_alias_string_match() {
+	target := match ReleaseTarget('testing') {
+		production { production }
+		testing { testing }
+		else { panic(error('Invalid target')) }
+	}
+
+	assert target == ReleaseTarget('testing')
+	assert target == testing
+}