diff --git a/src/name_canonicalization.cpp b/src/name_canonicalization.cpp
index edadde35e..c2acf83f5 100644
--- a/src/name_canonicalization.cpp
+++ b/src/name_canonicalization.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ gb_internal gbString string_canonical_entity_name(gbAllocator allocator, Entity
 
 gb_internal void write_canonical_parent_prefix(TypeWriter *w, Entity *e) {
 	GB_ASSERT(e != nullptr);
-	if (e->kind == Entity_Procedure || e->kind == Entity_TypeName) {
+	if (e->kind == Entity_Procedure || e->kind == Entity_TypeName || e->kind == Entity_Variable) {
 		if (e->kind == Entity_Procedure && (e->Procedure.is_export || e->Procedure.is_foreign)) {
 			// no prefix
 			return;