diff --git a/src/codegen.inc.php b/src/codegen.inc.php
index d650b49..ae5ac93 100644
--- a/src/codegen.inc.php
+++ b/src/codegen.inc.php
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ function var_sync($fname, \mtgType $type, $buf, array $tokens, $opts)
   else if($type instanceof \mtgMetaStruct)
   {
     if(array_key_exists('virtual', $tokens))
-      $str .= "{$fname} = ({$type->getName()})MetaSync.SyncGeneric({$buf}, {$fname}, \"{$key_name}\", {$opts});\n";
+      $str .= "{$fname} = MetaSync.SyncGeneric({$buf}, {$fname}, \"{$key_name}\", {$opts});\n";
     else
       $str .= "MetaSync.Sync({$buf}, ref {$fname}, \"{$key_name}\", {$opts});\n";
   }