diff --git a/lib/pure/pegs.nim b/lib/pure/pegs.nim
index 6eb7dee786..1ecb9d19e6 100644
--- a/lib/pure/pegs.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/pegs.nim
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ proc builtin(p: var PegParser): Peg =
   of "W": result = charSet({'\1'..'\xff'} - {'a'..'z','A'..'Z','_','0'..'9'})
   of "a": result = charSet({'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z'})
   of "A": result = charSet({'\1'..'\xff'} - {'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z'})
-  of "ident": result = pegs.ident
+  of "ident": result = pegs.ident()
   of "letter": result = unicodeLetter()
   of "upper": result = unicodeUpper()
   of "lower": result = unicodeLower()