diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index bec03099d0..4c7c998ba7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) fn_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 			g.write('panic_debug(${paline}, tos3("${pafile}"), tos3("${pamod}"), tos3("${pafn}"),  ')
 			g.call_args(node)
 			g.write(')')
-		} else if node.name.ends_with('__static__from_string') {
+		} else if node.name.ends_with('__static__from_string') && !g.table.known_fn(node.name) {
 			if node.name !in g.str_fn_names {
 				g.gen_enum_static_from_string(node.name)
 				g.str_fn_names << node.name
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/enum_custom_static_from_string_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/enum_custom_static_from_string_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7455729291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/enum_custom_static_from_string_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+enum Color {
+	red
+	green
+	blue
+}
+
+fn Color.from_string(x string) Color {
+	return Color.red
+}
+
+fn test_enum_custom_static_from_string() {
+	ret := Color.from_string('abc')
+	assert ret == Color.red
+}