diff --git a/src/V3Clean.cpp b/src/V3Clean.cpp
index 303480fd2..f69d0e153 100644
--- a/src/V3Clean.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Clean.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ private:
         operandTriop(nodep);
         setClean(nodep, nodep->cleanOut());
     }
+    void visit(AstStructSel* nodep) override {
+        iterateChildren(nodep);
+        AstStructDType* dtypep = VN_CAST(nodep->dtypep()->skipRefp(), StructDType);
+        setClean(nodep, dtypep && !dtypep->packed());
+    }
     void visit(AstUCFunc* nodep) override {
         iterateChildren(nodep);
         computeCppWidth(nodep);
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_unpacked_struct_eq.v b/test_regress/t/t_unpacked_struct_eq.v
index 726922e24..5757cae2e 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_unpacked_struct_eq.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_unpacked_struct_eq.v
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ module t;
     assign s2.arr[1] = 8'h33;
 
     initial begin
-        if(s1 != s2) begin
-            $fatal;
-        end
+        if(s1 != s2) $stop;
+        if(s1.sub != s2.sub) $stop;
         if(s1 == s2) begin
             $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
             $finish;