diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index 7e6e4ccc92..21eebfa6ae 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -708,6 +708,8 @@ proc `$`*(node: NimNode): string {.compileTime.} =
     result = node.strVal
   of nnkSym:
     result = $node.symbol
+  of nnkOpenSymChoice, nnkClosedSymChoice:
+    result = $node[0]
   else:
     badNodeKind node.kind, "$"