diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generics/generics_str_intp_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generics/generics_str_intp_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..856da3f9341912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/generics/generics_str_intp_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module main
+
+import strings
+
+pub struct MyStruct[T] {
+pub mut:
+	result T
+}
+
+pub fn (it MyStruct[T]) indent_str[T]() string {
+	mut res := strings.new_builder(32)
+	res.write_string('${it.result}')
+	return res.str()
+}
+
+fn test_generics_str_intp() {
+	x := MyStruct[int]{
+		result: 100
+	}
+
+	y := MyStruct[string]{
+		result: 'hello'
+	}
+
+	assert x.indent_str() == '100'
+	assert y.indent_str() == 'hello'
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/transformer/transformer.v b/vlib/v/transformer/transformer.v
index c1ccad453de9c5..73b6e536e2f32c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/transformer/transformer.v
+++ b/vlib/v/transformer/transformer.v
@@ -1268,6 +1268,11 @@ pub fn (mut t Transformer) simplify_nested_interpolation_in_sb(mut onode ast.Stm
 		return false
 	}
 	original := nexpr.args[0].expr as ast.StringInterLiteral
+	if original.exprs.len != original.expr_types.len {
+		// This should be a generic type, e.g., `${it}` where `it` is type of T
+		// first time, `T` maybe `int`, but second time, `T` maybe `string`
+		return false
+	}
 	// only very simple string interpolations, without any formatting, like the following examples
 	// can be optimised to a list of simpler string builder calls, instead of using str_intp:
 	// >> sb.write_string('abc ${num}')