diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 549e006a7d..c4c7b30e73 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -1502,12 +1502,12 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) alias_type_decl(node ast.AliasTypeDecl) {
 	if node.is_pub {
 		f.write('pub ')
 	}
-	// aliases of anon struct: `type foo = struct {}`
+	// aliases of anon struct: `type Foo = struct {}`
 	sym := f.table.sym(node.parent_type)
 	if sym.info is ast.Struct {
 		if sym.info.is_anon {
 			f.write('type ${node.name} = ')
-			f.write_anon_struct_field_decl(node.parent_type, ast.StructDecl{ fields: sym.info.fields })
+			f.struct_decl(ast.StructDecl{ fields: sym.info.fields }, true)
 			f.comments(node.comments, has_nl: false)
 			f.mark_types_import_as_used(node.parent_type)
 			return
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/type_decl_with_anon_struct_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/type_decl_with_anon_struct_keep.vv
index f77285bb16..14dc06c5f1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/type_decl_with_anon_struct_keep.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/type_decl_with_anon_struct_keep.vv
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 pub type Unit1 = struct {}
 
 pub type Unit2 = struct {
-		name string
-		age  int
-	}
+	name string
+	age  int
+}
 
 pub const unit1 = Unit1{}