diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_go_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_go_generator.cc
index 4a38885..30be799 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_go_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_go_generator.cc
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@
         string elemType = type_to_go_type(t->get_elem_type());
         return string("[]") + elemType;
     } else if (type->is_typedef()) {
-        return publicize(((t_typedef*)type)->get_symbolic());
+        return publicize(type_name(type));
     }
 
     throw "INVALID TYPE IN type_to_go_type: " + type->get_name();
diff --git a/lib/go/test/IncludesTest.thrift b/lib/go/test/IncludesTest.thrift
index 6b68806..6c7308b 100644
--- a/lib/go/test/IncludesTest.thrift
+++ b/lib/go/test/IncludesTest.thrift
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 struct TestStruct2 {
   1: testStruct blah,
+  2: ThriftTest.UserId id
 }
 
 service testService extends ThriftTest.SecondService {