diff --git a/cgo/cgo.go b/cgo/cgo.go
index 9867b875..22666499 100644
--- a/cgo/cgo.go
+++ b/cgo/cgo.go
@@ -992,3 +992,29 @@ func (p *cgoPackage) walker(cursor *astutil.Cursor) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+// renameFieldKeywords renames all reserved words in Go to some other field name
+// with a "_" prefix. For example, it renames `type` to `_type`.
+//
+// See: https://golang.org/cmd/cgo/#hdr-Go_references_to_C
+func renameFieldKeywords(fieldList *ast.FieldList) {
+	renameFieldName(fieldList, "type")
+}
+
+// renameFieldName renames a given field name to a name with a "_" prepended. It
+// makes sure to do the same thing for any field sharing the same name.
+func renameFieldName(fieldList *ast.FieldList, name string) {
+	var ident *ast.Ident
+	for _, f := range fieldList.List {
+		for _, n := range f.Names {
+			if n.Name == name {
+				ident = n
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if ident == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	renameFieldName(fieldList, "_"+name)
+	ident.Name = "_" + ident.Name
+}
diff --git a/cgo/libclang.go b/cgo/libclang.go
index a4817a4f..1cbc78c4 100644
--- a/cgo/libclang.go
+++ b/cgo/libclang.go
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ func (p *cgoPackage) makeASTRecordType(cursor C.GoCXCursor, pos token.Pos) (*ast
 	}{fieldList, p, &inBitfield, &bitfieldNum, &bitfieldList})
 	defer storedRefs.Remove(ref)
 	C.tinygo_clang_visitChildren(cursor, C.CXCursorVisitor(C.tinygo_clang_struct_visitor), C.CXClientData(ref))
+	renameFieldKeywords(fieldList)
 	switch C.tinygo_clang_getCursorKind(cursor) {
 	case C.CXCursor_StructDecl:
 		return &ast.StructType{
diff --git a/cgo/testdata/types.go b/cgo/testdata/types.go
index b129d4be..bd1f0ffb 100644
--- a/cgo/testdata/types.go
+++ b/cgo/testdata/types.go
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ typedef struct point3d {
 	int z;
 } point3d_t;
 
+// Structs with reserved field names.
+struct type1 {
+	// All these fields should be renamed.
+	int type;
+	int _type;
+	int __type;
+};
+struct type2 {
+	// This field should not be renamed.
+	int _type;
+};
+
 // Enums. These define constant numbers. All these constants must be given the
 // correct number.
 typedef enum option {
@@ -66,6 +78,10 @@ var (
 	_ C.point3d_t
 	_ C.struct_point3d
 
+	// Structs with reserved field names.
+	_ C.struct_type1
+	_ C.struct_type2
+
 	// Enums (anonymous and named).
 	_ C.option_t
 	_ C.enum_option
diff --git a/cgo/testdata/types.out.go b/cgo/testdata/types.out.go
index 6e586a9d..939c1a5a 100644
--- a/cgo/testdata/types.out.go
+++ b/cgo/testdata/types.out.go
@@ -72,4 +72,10 @@ type C.struct_point3d struct {
 	y C.int
 	z C.int
 }
+type C.struct_type1 struct {
+	_type   C.int
+	__type  C.int
+	___type C.int
+}
+type C.struct_type2 struct{ _type C.int }
 type C.enum_option C.int