diff --git a/cpp/src/semal.cpp b/cpp/src/semal.cpp
index 3366948..e3c3b9d 100644
--- a/cpp/src/semal.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/semal.cpp
@@ -201,14 +201,21 @@ namespace semal
 		while(path.size())
 		{
 			const ast::node& ancestor = tree.get(path);
+			const ast::node* distant_ancestor = nullptr;
+			if(path.size() >= 3)
+			{
+				auto distant_path = path; distant_path.pop_back(); distant_path.pop_back();
+				distant_ancestor = &tree.get(distant_path);
+			}
 			if(std::holds_alternative<ast::function_definition>(ancestor.payload))
 			{
-				const std::string& function_name = std::get<ast::function_definition>(ancestor.payload).func_name;
-				const function_t* found_func = this->try_find_function(function_name.c_str());
-				if(found_func == nullptr)
+				std::string function_name = std::get<ast::function_definition>(ancestor.payload).func_name;
+				bool is_method = distant_ancestor != nullptr && std::holds_alternative<ast::struct_definition>(distant_ancestor->payload);
+				if(is_method)
 				{
-					found_func = this->try_find_function(semal::mangle_method_name(function_name));
+					function_name = semal::mangle_method_name(function_name);
 				}
+				const function_t* found_func = this->try_find_function(function_name.c_str());
 				if(found_func == nullptr)
 				{
 					diag::ice("at: {}: internal compiler error: found a parent function of an AST node (named \"{}\"), but could not then retrieve the function data from semantic analysis state.", ancestor.meta.to_string(), function_name);
diff --git a/samples/scratchpad.psy b/samples/scratchpad.psy
index e6dbfa5..cbc3c52 100644
--- a/samples/scratchpad.psy
+++ b/samples/scratchpad.psy
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ puts :: (str : i8& const) -> u0 := extern;
 main :: () -> i64
 {
 	puts("hello world!");	
+	print();
 
 	mydata : data := data{.id := 0};
 	mydata.print();
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ main :: () -> i64
 
 	ptr.increment();
 	ptr.print();
+	print();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -41,6 +43,11 @@ data :: struct
 	}
 }
 
+print :: () -> u0
+{
+	puts("free-function print!");
+}
+
 == default : build ==
 {
 	set_linkage_type(executable);