diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/scope.v b/vlib/v/ast/scope.v
index 549391ea09a9fe..fb2ecc48d1640b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/scope.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/scope.v
@@ -225,6 +225,17 @@ pub fn (s &Scope) has_inherited_vars() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+pub fn (s &Scope) is_inherited_var(var_name string) bool {
+	for _, obj in s.objects {
+		if obj is Var {
+			if obj.is_inherited && obj.name == var_name {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 pub fn (sc &Scope) show(depth int, max_depth int) string {
 	mut out := ''
 	mut indent := ''
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index 7a310d97022668..ed109cb83b1f03 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -545,7 +545,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) c_fn_name(node &ast.FnDecl) string {
 			name = name.replace_each(c_fn_name_escape_seq)
 		}
 	}
-	if node.is_anon && g.comptime.comptime_for_method_var != '' {
+	if node.is_anon && g.comptime.comptime_for_method_var != ''
+		&& node.scope.is_inherited_var('method') {
 		name = '${name}_${g.comptime.comptime_loop_id}'
 	}
 	if node.language == .c {