diff --git a/src/cc65/symtab.c b/src/cc65/symtab.c
index d3544bfc4..8ae49cdf3 100644
--- a/src/cc65/symtab.c
+++ b/src/cc65/symtab.c
@@ -955,7 +955,13 @@ SymEntry* AddStructSym (const char* Name, unsigned Flags, unsigned Size, SymTabl
                     TagEntry = 0;
                 } else if (Size == 0) {
                     /* Empty struct is not supported now */
-                    Error ("Empty %s type '%s' is not supported", SCType == SC_STRUCT ? "struct" : "union", Name);
+                    if (!IsAnonName (Name)) {
+                        Error ("Empty %s type '%s' is not supported",
+                               SCType == SC_STRUCT ? "struct" : "union", Name);
+                    } else {
+                        Error ("Empty %s type is not supported",
+                               SCType == SC_STRUCT ? "struct" : "union");
+                    }
                     TagEntry = 0;
                 }
             }