diff --git a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/macro.rktl b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/macro.rktl
index a2705f034a..4cf34d1bea 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/macro.rktl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/macro.rktl
@@ -1126,4 +1126,14 @@
 
 ;; ----------------------------------------
 
+(let ()
+ (struct foo (id)
+         #:property prop:rename-transformer 0)
+
+ (test 'x syntax-e
+       (rename-transformer-target
+        (chaperone-struct (foo #'x) foo-id (lambda (f x) x)))))
+
+;; ----------------------------------------
+
 (report-errs)
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/src/struct.c b/racket/src/racket/src/struct.c
index acfaf8f212..8af9585157 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/src/struct.c
+++ b/racket/src/racket/src/struct.c
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ Scheme_Object *scheme_rename_transformer_id(Scheme_Object *o)
     v = scheme_struct_type_property_ref(rename_transformer_property, o);
     if (SCHEME_BOXP(v)) v = SCHEME_BOX_VAL(v);
     if (SCHEME_INTP(v)) {
-      v = ((Scheme_Structure *)o)->slots[SCHEME_INT_VAL(v)];
+      v = scheme_struct_ref(o, SCHEME_INT_VAL(v));
       if (!is_stx_id(v)) {
         v = scheme_datum_to_syntax(scheme_intern_symbol("?"), scheme_false, scheme_false, 0, 0);
       }