diff --git a/compiler/renderer.nim b/compiler/renderer.nim
index 2a65a10a80..11d8e86a72 100644
--- a/compiler/renderer.nim
+++ b/compiler/renderer.nim
@@ -1064,6 +1064,7 @@ proc gsub(g: var TSrcGen, n: PNode, c: TContext) =
     if n.len > 1:
       let opr = if n[0].kind == nkIdent: n[0].ident
                 elif n[0].kind == nkSym: n[0].sym.name
+                elif n[0].kind in {nkOpenSymChoice, nkClosedSymChoice}: n[0][0].sym.name
                 else: nil
       if n[1].kind == nkPrefix or (opr != nil and renderer.isKeyword(opr)):
         put(g, tkSpaces, Space)