diff --git a/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp b/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
index 947d870e98..b5e8c153d8 100644
--- a/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
+++ b/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ class CommonVisitor : public AST::BaseVisitor<Struct> {
             throw SemanticAbort();
         }
         if (ASR::is_a<ASR::Struct_t>(*asr_alloc_type)) {
-            ASR::symbol_t *sym = ASR::down_cast<ASR::Struct_t>(asr_alloc_type)->m_derived_type;
+            ASR::symbol_t *sym = ASRUtils::symbol_get_past_external(ASR::down_cast<ASR::Struct_t>(asr_alloc_type)->m_derived_type);
             if (ASR::is_a<ASR::StructType_t>(*sym)) {
                 ASR::StructType_t *st = ASR::down_cast<ASR::StructType_t>(sym);
                 if (st->m_abi != ASR::abiType::BindC) {
diff --git a/tests/errors/bindc_10e.py b/tests/errors/bindc_10e.py
index bdbff7df6c..f8d9ca5c4b 100644
--- a/tests/errors/bindc_10e.py
+++ b/tests/errors/bindc_10e.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from lpython import (i64, i16, CPtr, c_p_pointer, Pointer, sizeof, packed,
-        dataclass, ccallable, ccall, i32)
+from lpython import i64, i16, CPtr, c_p_pointer, Pointer, sizeof, ccall, i32
+from bindc_10e_mod import S
 
 @ccall
 def _lfortran_malloc(size: i32) -> CPtr:
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ def _lfortran_malloc(size: i32) -> CPtr:
 def alloc(buf_size:i64) -> CPtr:
     return _lfortran_malloc(i32(buf_size))
 
-
-@packed
-@dataclass
-class S:
-    a: i16
-    b: i64
-
-
 def main():
     p1: CPtr = alloc(sizeof(S))
     print(p1)
diff --git a/tests/errors/bindc_10e_mod.py b/tests/errors/bindc_10e_mod.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b0f48e086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errors/bindc_10e_mod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from lpython import packed, dataclass, i16, i64
+
+@packed
+@dataclass
+class S:
+    a: i16
+    b: i64
diff --git a/tests/reference/asr-bindc_10e-8b10394.json b/tests/reference/asr-bindc_10e-8b10394.json
index 9fdf2f9acd..38439231b2 100644
--- a/tests/reference/asr-bindc_10e-8b10394.json
+++ b/tests/reference/asr-bindc_10e-8b10394.json
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
     "basename": "asr-bindc_10e-8b10394",
     "cmd": "lpython --show-asr --no-color {infile} -o {outfile}",
     "infile": "tests/errors/bindc_10e.py",
-    "infile_hash": "36d1b5d366716d6a601db544fe8ff32aba76518181e71a98a4e6500c",
+    "infile_hash": "fa023d4ad17e426f778a99326998e6dbeac5428fa252974a39a3219d",
     "outfile": null,
     "outfile_hash": null,
     "stdout": null,
     "stdout_hash": null,
     "stderr": "asr-bindc_10e-8b10394.stderr",
-    "stderr_hash": "7686dd8c9b718548d301e28d39cd15a85b00030172c5658b38a75af5",
+    "stderr_hash": "9ea4ff2c8a8789057456196deb5772e4b3a2dffadbd10ecfe5f15f29",
     "returncode": 2
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/reference/asr-bindc_10e-8b10394.stderr b/tests/reference/asr-bindc_10e-8b10394.stderr
index 3639b97f68..cc7c1cd0aa 100644
--- a/tests/reference/asr-bindc_10e-8b10394.stderr
+++ b/tests/reference/asr-bindc_10e-8b10394.stderr
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 semantic error: The struct in c_p_pointer must be C interoperable
-  --> tests/errors/bindc_10e.py:23:38
+  --> tests/errors/bindc_10e.py:15:38
    |
-23 |     p2: Pointer[S] = c_p_pointer(p1, S)
+15 |     p2: Pointer[S] = c_p_pointer(p1, S)
    |                                      ^ not C interoperable
+
+  --> tests/errors/bindc_10e_mod.py:5:1 - 7:10
    |
-15 |    class S:
+ 5 |    class S:
    |    ~~~~~~~~...
 ...
    |
-17 |        b: i64
+ 7 |        b: i64
    | ...~~~~~~~~~~ help: add the @ccallable decorator to this struct to make it C interoperable