diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index 51ac0b15..d75b359f 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -2764,7 +2764,8 @@ static void struct_decl(CType *type, int u)
             bit_pos = 0;
             offset = 0;
             while (tok != '}') {
-                parse_btype(&btype, &ad);
+                if (parse_btype(&btype, &ad))
+                    expect("type");
                 while (1) {
                     bit_size = -1;
                     v = 0;