diff --git a/compiler/sema.c b/compiler/sema.c
index 3ddcc07..2736a40 100644
--- a/compiler/sema.c
+++ b/compiler/sema.c
@@ -709,10 +709,11 @@ sema_var_decl(SemaCtx *sctx, AstVarDecl *decl, Location loc)
 		compiler_assert(sctx->cm, dexpr_dt != nil);
 		decl->type = dexpr_dt;
 	}
+	compiler_assert(sctx->cm, decl->type != nil);
 
 	Symbol sym = {
 		.kind = decl->kind,
-		.dtype = dtype,
+		.dtype = decl->type,
 		.loc = loc,
 	};
 	/* Insert the variable to the symbol table */