diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
index ff74a1182..9af4b9894 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ struct hlsl_type
     /* Offset where the type's description starts in the output bytecode, in bytes. */
     size_t bytecode_offset;
 
+    bool is_typedef;
+
     uint32_t is_minimum_precision : 1;
 };
 
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
index 48200cb7f..5aee1e701 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
@@ -1183,6 +1183,7 @@ static bool add_typedef(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_type *const orig_type,
 
         vkd3d_free((void *)type->name);
         type->name = v->name;
+        type->is_typedef = true;
 
         ret = hlsl_scope_add_type(ctx->cur_scope, type);
         if (!ret)
@@ -8219,7 +8220,7 @@ type_no_void:
     | KW_STRUCT TYPE_IDENTIFIER
         {
             $$ = hlsl_get_type(ctx->cur_scope, $2, true, true);
-            if ($$->class != HLSL_CLASS_STRUCT)
+            if ($$->class != HLSL_CLASS_STRUCT || $$->is_typedef)
                 hlsl_error(ctx, &@1, VKD3D_SHADER_ERROR_HLSL_REDEFINED, "\"%s\" is not a structure.", $2);
             vkd3d_free($2);
         }
diff --git a/tests/hlsl/struct-syntax.shader_test b/tests/hlsl/struct-syntax.shader_test
index 4262a86d3..80448d822 100644
--- a/tests/hlsl/struct-syntax.shader_test
+++ b/tests/hlsl/struct-syntax.shader_test
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         return 0;
     }
 
-[pixel shader fail todo(sm<6)]
+[pixel shader fail]
     struct apple
     {
         float4 f;