diff --git a/src/scope/util.ts b/src/scope/util.ts
index 417ac33d..864ab554 100644
--- a/src/scope/util.ts
+++ b/src/scope/util.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ export const vidEq = (a: VirtualIdentifier, b: VirtualIdentifier): boolean => {
     return true
 }
 
-export const vidScopeToString = (vid: VirtualIdentifier) => vidToString(vidFromScope(vid))
-
 export const vidFromScope = (vid: VirtualIdentifier): VirtualIdentifier => ({ names: vid.names.slice(0, -1) })
 
 export const idToVid = (id: Identifier): VirtualIdentifier => ({ names: id.names.map(s => s.value) })
diff --git a/src/semantic/match.ts b/src/semantic/match.ts
index 31bc7d2b..c6b8909b 100644
--- a/src/semantic/match.ts
+++ b/src/semantic/match.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const checkPattern = (pattern: Pattern, expectedType: VirtualType, ctx: C
 }
 
 /**
- * @returns a list of definied names within con pattern (recursive included)
+ * @returns a list of definied names within con pattern (including recursive)
  */
 const checkConPattern = (pattern: ConPattern, expectedType: VidType, ctx: Context): Name[] => {
     const defs: Name[] = []
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ const checkConPattern = (pattern: ConPattern, expectedType: VidType, ctx: Contex
             addError(ctx, notFoundError(ctx, fp, fp.name.value, 'field'))
             return []
         }
+        if (!field.pub && ctx.moduleStack.at(-1)! !== ref.module) {
+            const typeVid = vidToString(vidFromScope(ref.vid))
+            const msg = `field \`${fp.name.value}\` is private in type \`${typeVid}\``
+            addError(ctx, semanticError(ctx, fp, msg))
+        }
 
         field.name.type = resolveType(field.type!, [conGenericMap], ctx)