add compile error for wrong type with `use`

closes #1557

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/analyze.cpp b/src/analyze.cpp
index 0a04a14e3f..cadb5dfc01 100644
--- a/src/analyze.cpp
+++ b/src/analyze.cpp
@@ -4367,6 +4367,13 @@ static void add_symbols_from_import(CodeGen *g, AstNode *src_use_node, AstNode *
     ZigType *target_import = use_target_value->data.x_type;
     assert(target_import);
 
+    if (target_import->id != ZigTypeIdStruct) {
+        add_node_error(g, dst_use_node,
+            buf_sprintf("expected struct, found '%s'", buf_ptr(&target_import->name)));
+        get_container_scope(dst_use_node->owner)->any_imports_failed = true;
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (get_container_scope(target_import)->any_imports_failed) {
         get_container_scope(dst_use_node->owner)->any_imports_failed = true;
     }