diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
index ff67297f1a4de0..090e7cd3e9d713 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) call_expr(mut node ast.CallExpr) ast.Type {
c.markused_option_or_result(!c.is_builtin_mod && c.mod != 'strings')
}
c.expected_or_type = old_expected_or_type
- c.markused_call_expr(mut node)
+ c.markused_call_expr(left_type, mut node)
if !c.inside_const && c.table.cur_fn != unsafe { nil } && !c.table.cur_fn.is_main
&& !c.table.cur_fn.is_test {
// TODO: use just `if node.or_block.kind == .propagate_result && !c.table.cur_fn.return_type.has_flag(.result) {` after the deprecation for ?!Type
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/used_features.v b/vlib/v/checker/used_features.v
index 4a73831c1f1d03..99704135b3e463 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/used_features.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/used_features.v
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) markused_comptimefor(mut node ast.ComptimeFor, unwrapped_expr
}
}
-fn (mut c Checker) markused_call_expr(mut node ast.CallExpr) {
+fn (mut c Checker) markused_call_expr(left_type ast.Type, mut node ast.CallExpr) {
if !c.is_builtin_mod && c.mod == 'main' && !c.table.used_features.external_types {
if node.is_method {
if c.table.sym(node.left_type).is_builtin() {
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ fn (mut c Checker) markused_call_expr(mut node ast.CallExpr) {
c.table.used_features.external_types = true
}
}
+ if left_type != 0 && left_type.is_ptr() && !c.table.used_features.auto_str_ptr
+ && node.name == 'str' {
+ c.table.used_features.auto_str_ptr = true
+ }
}
fn (mut c Checker) markused_fn_call(mut node ast.CallExpr) {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.run.out b/vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.run.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0d24c399178729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.run.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.vv:7] hrefs.str(): &abc
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.skip_unused.run.out b/vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.skip_unused.run.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0d24c399178729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.skip_unused.run.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.vv:7] hrefs.str(): &abc
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.vv b/vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.vv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d92fd55fc891ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/option_ptr_print.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import net.html
+
+fn main() {
+ mut doc := html.parse('')
+ footer := doc.get_tags_by_class_name('Box-footer')[0]
+ hrefs := footer.get_tag_by_class_name('Truncate')
+ dump(hrefs?.str())
+}