diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index c837f2c7e93971..62be8f886cb947 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) check_expr_option_or_result_call(expr ast.Expr, ret_type ast.
 						'a Result'
 					}
 					with_modifier := if expr.typ.has_flag(.option) { '?' } else { '!' }
-					if expr.or_block.kind == .absent {
+					if expr.typ.has_flag(.result) && expr.or_block.kind == .absent {
 						if c.inside_defer {
 							c.error('field `${expr.field_name}` is ${with_modifier_kind}, so it should have an `or {}` block at the end',
 								expr.pos)
@@ -1278,8 +1278,15 @@ fn (mut c Checker) check_expr_option_or_result_call(expr ast.Expr, ret_type ast.
 					c.check_or_expr(expr.or_expr, ret_type, ret_type.set_flag(.result),
 						expr)
 				}
-			} else if expr.left_type.has_option_or_result() {
-				c.check_expr_option_or_result_call(expr.left, ret_type)
+			} else if expr.left is ast.SelectorExpr && expr.left_type.has_option_or_result() {
+				with_modifier_kind := if expr.left_type.has_flag(.option) {
+					'an Option'
+				} else {
+					'a Result'
+				}
+				with_modifier := if expr.left_type.has_flag(.option) { '?' } else { '!' }
+				c.error('field `${expr.left.field_name}` is ${with_modifier_kind}, so it should have either an `or {}` block, or `${with_modifier}` at the end',
+					expr.left.pos)
 			}
 		}
 		ast.CastExpr {