diff --git a/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d58ab8a1e..0e85f2d872 100644
--- a/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ RUN(NAME structs_29          LABELS cpython llvm)
 RUN(NAME structs_30          LABELS cpython llvm c)
 RUN(NAME structs_31          LABELS cpython llvm c)
 RUN(NAME structs_32          LABELS cpython llvm c)
+RUN(NAME structs_33          LABELS cpython llvm c)
 
 RUN(NAME symbolics_01        LABELS cpython_sym c_sym)
 RUN(NAME symbolics_02        LABELS cpython_sym c_sym)
diff --git a/integration_tests/structs_33.py b/integration_tests/structs_33.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8f02cb8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/structs_33.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from lpython import packed, dataclass, i32, ccallback, CPtr, ccall
+
+# test issue 2125
+
+@packed
+@dataclass
+class inner_struct:
+    inner_field: i32 = 0
+
+
+@packed
+@dataclass
+class outer_struct:
+    inner_s : inner_struct = inner_struct()
+
+
+def check() -> None:
+    outer_struct_instance : outer_struct = outer_struct(inner_struct(5))
+    outer_struct_instance2 : outer_struct = outer_struct_instance
+    inner_struct_instance : inner_struct = outer_struct_instance2.inner_s
+    assert inner_struct_instance.inner_field == 5
+
+
+check()
diff --git a/src/libasr/codegen/c_utils.h b/src/libasr/codegen/c_utils.h
index 84dbed81e2..4ac7fb7e94 100644
--- a/src/libasr/codegen/c_utils.h
+++ b/src/libasr/codegen/c_utils.h
@@ -842,14 +842,14 @@ class CCPPDSUtils {
                                 + struct_type_str + "* src, "
                                 + struct_type_str + "* dest)";
             func_decls += "inline " + signature + ";\n";
-            generated_code += indent + signature + " {\n";
+            std::string tmp_generated = indent + signature + " {\n";
             for(size_t i=0; i < struct_type_t->n_members; i++) {
                 std::string mem_name = std::string(struct_type_t->m_members[i]);
                 ASR::symbol_t* member = struct_type_t->m_symtab->get_symbol(mem_name);
                 ASR::ttype_t* member_type_asr = ASRUtils::symbol_type(member);
                 if( CUtils::is_non_primitive_DT(member_type_asr) ||
                     ASR::is_a<ASR::Character_t>(*member_type_asr) ) {
-                    generated_code += indent + tab + get_deepcopy(member_type_asr, "&(src->" + mem_name + ")",
+                    tmp_generated += indent + tab + get_deepcopy(member_type_asr, "&(src->" + mem_name + ")",
                                  "&(dest->" + mem_name + ")") + ";\n";
                 } else if( ASRUtils::is_array(member_type_asr) ) {
                     ASR::dimension_t* m_dims = nullptr;
@@ -857,17 +857,18 @@ class CCPPDSUtils {
                     if( ASRUtils::is_fixed_size_array(m_dims, n_dims) ) {
                         std::string array_size = std::to_string(ASRUtils::get_fixed_size_of_array(m_dims, n_dims));
                         array_size += "*sizeof(" + CUtils::get_c_type_from_ttype_t(member_type_asr) + ")";
-                        generated_code += indent + tab + "memcpy(dest->" + mem_name + ", src->" + mem_name +
+                        tmp_generated += indent + tab + "memcpy(dest->" + mem_name + ", src->" + mem_name +
                                             ", " + array_size + ");\n";
                     } else {
-                        generated_code += indent + tab + get_deepcopy(member_type_asr, "src->" + mem_name,
+                        tmp_generated += indent + tab + get_deepcopy(member_type_asr, "src->" + mem_name,
                                             "dest->" + mem_name) + ";\n";
                     }
                 } else {
-                    generated_code += indent + tab + "dest->" + mem_name + " = " + " src->" + mem_name + ";\n";
+                    tmp_generated += indent + tab + "dest->" + mem_name + " = " + " src->" + mem_name + ";\n";
                 }
             }
-            generated_code += indent + "}\n\n";
+            tmp_generated += indent + "}\n\n";
+            generated_code += tmp_generated;
         }
 
         void list_deepcopy(std::string list_struct_type,
diff --git a/tests/reference/c-structs_33-4a3339f.json b/tests/reference/c-structs_33-4a3339f.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73a432ee7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reference/c-structs_33-4a3339f.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "basename": "c-structs_33-4a3339f",
+    "cmd": "lpython --no-color --show-c {infile}",
+    "infile": "tests/../integration_tests/structs_33.py",
+    "infile_hash": "15fdcb483c864b6322ebcf6c495e635bbe917f1d8b407ccf4dc3e2ee",
+    "outfile": null,
+    "outfile_hash": null,
+    "stdout": "c-structs_33-4a3339f.stdout",
+    "stdout_hash": "425a22068f547e15ba187e2974220f28f0af3a70305b67cfd4a6a655",
+    "stderr": null,
+    "stderr_hash": null,
+    "returncode": 0
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/reference/c-structs_33-4a3339f.stdout b/tests/reference/c-structs_33-4a3339f.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5aaf931d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reference/c-structs_33-4a3339f.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <lfortran_intrinsics.h>
+
+struct dimension_descriptor
+{
+    int32_t lower_bound, length;
+};
+struct __attribute__((packed)) inner_struct {
+ int32_t inner_field;
+};
+
+struct __attribute__((packed)) outer_struct {
+ struct inner_struct inner_s;
+};
+
+
+inline void struct_deepcopy_outer_struct(struct outer_struct* src, struct outer_struct* dest);
+inline void struct_deepcopy_inner_struct(struct inner_struct* src, struct inner_struct* dest);
+
+
+// Implementations
+void check()
+{
+    struct inner_struct inner_struct_instance_value;
+    struct inner_struct* inner_struct_instance = &inner_struct_instance_value;
+    struct outer_struct outer_struct_instance_value;
+    struct outer_struct* outer_struct_instance = &outer_struct_instance_value;
+    struct outer_struct outer_struct_instance2_value;
+    struct outer_struct* outer_struct_instance2 = &outer_struct_instance2_value;
+    outer_struct_instance->inner_s.inner_field = 5;
+    struct_deepcopy_outer_struct(outer_struct_instance, outer_struct_instance2);
+    struct_deepcopy_inner_struct(&outer_struct_instance2->inner_s, inner_struct_instance);
+    ASSERT(inner_struct_instance->inner_field == 5);
+}
+
+void _lpython_main_program()
+{
+    check();
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    _lpython_set_argv(argc, argv);
+    _lpython_main_program();
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void struct_deepcopy_inner_struct(struct inner_struct* src, struct inner_struct* dest) {
+    dest->inner_field =  src->inner_field;
+}
+
+void struct_deepcopy_outer_struct(struct outer_struct* src, struct outer_struct* dest) {
+    struct_deepcopy_inner_struct(&(src->inner_s), &(dest->inner_s));;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/tests/tests.toml b/tests/tests.toml
index 05734f688c..13ac8257cd 100644
--- a/tests/tests.toml
+++ b/tests/tests.toml
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ asr = true
 filename = "../integration_tests/structs_05.py"
 asr = true
 
+[[test]]
+filename = "../integration_tests/structs_33.py"
+c = true
+
 [[test]]
 filename = "../integration_tests/callback_01.py"
 asr = true