diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index af346e2b3b..1a26d55222 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ proc boolVal*(n: NimNode): bool {.compileTime, noSideEffect.} =
   if n.kind == nnkIntLit: n.intVal != 0
   else: n == bindSym"true" # hacky solution for now
 
-macro expandMacros*(body: stmt): untyped =
+macro expandMacros*(body: typed): untyped =
   ## Expands one level of macro - useful for debugging.
   ## Can be used to inspect what happens when a macro call is expanded,
   ## without altering its result.