diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 3022740d3b15a1..9cfc2a43cbf03c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -3193,7 +3193,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) cast_expr(mut node ast.CastExpr) ast.Type {
 
 	type_str := c.table.type_to_str(to_type)
 	type_rm_ptr := type_str.replace('&', '')
-	if type_rm_ptr.len == 1 && type_rm_ptr.starts_with_capital() {
+	if type_rm_ptr.len == 1 && type_rm_ptr.starts_with_capital()
+		&& !c.expected_type.has_flag(.generic) {
 		c.error('unknown type `${to_sym.name}`', node.pos)
 	}
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/cast_expr_T_type_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/cast_expr_T_type_err.vv
index cd2f9c3f445724..f4fc2a371e0466 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/cast_expr_T_type_err.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/globals/cast_expr_T_type_err.vv
@@ -8,15 +8,3 @@ __global (
 fn main() {
 
 }
-
-module main
-
-__global (
-	fo = A(0)
-	fo1 = &A(0)
-)
-
-fn main() {
-
-}
-