diff --git a/lex.c b/lex.c
index a5a1009..b552dfc 100644
--- a/lex.c
+++ b/lex.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
- *		 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
+ *		 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  *	mirabilos <m@mirbsd.org>
  *
  * Provided that these terms and disclaimer and all copyright notices
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "sh.h"
 
-__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/lex.c,v 1.214 2015/12/12 19:05:52 tg Exp $");
+__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/lex.c,v 1.215 2016/01/14 19:52:20 tg Exp $");
 
 /*
  * states while lexing word
@@ -777,6 +777,7 @@ yylex(int cf)
 					Source *s;
 
 					ungetsc(c2);
+					ungetsc(c);
 					/*
 					 * mismatched parenthesis -
 					 * assume we were really
@@ -789,6 +790,7 @@ yylex(int cf)
 					s->start = s->str = s->u.freeme = dp;
 					s->next = source;
 					source = s;
+					ungetsc('('/*)*/);
 					return ('('/*)*/);
 				}
 			} else if (c == '(')
diff --git a/syn.c b/syn.c
index 6b41b4d..6c787b8 100644
--- a/syn.c
+++ b/syn.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
- *		 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
+ *		 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  *	mirabilos <m@mirbsd.org>
  *
  * Provided that these terms and disclaimer and all copyright notices
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "sh.h"
 
-__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/syn.c,v 1.107 2015/12/12 21:03:53 tg Exp $");
+__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/syn.c,v 1.108 2016/01/14 19:52:20 tg Exp $");
 
 struct nesting_state {
 	int start_token;	/* token than began nesting (eg, FOR) */
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ get_command(int cf)
 		case LWORD:
 			break;
 		case '(': /*)*/
+			c = '(';
 			goto Subshell;
 		default:
 			syntaxerr(NULL);