diff --git a/rdl/schemabuilder.go b/rdl/schemabuilder.go
index 2091e54..2d95474 100644
--- a/rdl/schemabuilder.go
+++ b/rdl/schemabuilder.go
@@ -133,11 +133,13 @@ func (sb *SchemaBuilder) resolve(ordered []*Type, resolved map[string]bool, all
 	case "struct":
 		if t.StructTypeDef != nil {
 			for _, f := range t.StructTypeDef.Fields {
-				res, err := sb.resolveRef(ordered, resolved, all, strings.ToLower(string(f.Type)))
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
+				if strings.ToLower(string(f.Type)) != strings.ToLower(string(t.StructTypeDef.Name)) {
+					res, err := sb.resolveRef(ordered, resolved, all, strings.ToLower(string(f.Type)))
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, err
+					}
+					ordered = res
 				}
-				ordered = res
 			}
 		}
 	default:
diff --git a/rdl/schemabuilder_test.go b/rdl/schemabuilder_test.go
index 2f42ce4..cef0ecc 100644
--- a/rdl/schemabuilder_test.go
+++ b/rdl/schemabuilder_test.go
@@ -176,3 +176,30 @@ func TestSBBaseTypeCaseSensitivity(test *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRecursiveStruct(t *testing.T) {
+	sb := NewSchemaBuilder("test")
+	tEmployee := NewStructTypeBuilder("Struct", "Employee")
+	tEmployee.Field("manager", "Employee", true, nil, "")
+	sb.AddType(tEmployee.Build())
+	schema, err := sb.BuildParanoid()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("build failed: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		found := false
+		for _, t := range schema.Types {
+			if t.StructTypeDef != nil {
+				if t.StructTypeDef.Name == TypeName("Employee") {
+					if Identifier("manager") == t.StructTypeDef.Fields[0].Name {
+						if t.StructTypeDef.Fields[0].Type == TypeRef("Employee") {
+							found = true
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("did not find recursive field manager")
+		}
+	}
+}