diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index 585ccf8692..d148229740 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ proc last*(node: PNimrodNode): PNimrodNode {.compileTime.} = node[node.high]
 
 
 const
-  RoutineNodes* = {nnkProcDef, nnkMethodDef, nnkDo, nnkLambda}
+  RoutineNodes* = {nnkProcDef, nnkMethodDef, nnkDo, nnkLambda, nnkIteratorDef}
   AtomicNodes* = {nnkNone..nnkNilLit}
   CallNodes* = {nnkCall, nnkInfix, nnkPrefix, nnkPostfix, nnkCommand, 
     nnkCallStrLit, nnkHiddenCallConv}