diff --git a/compiler/parser.nim b/compiler/parser.nim
index f135c540c0..f195892eb4 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.nim
+++ b/compiler/parser.nim
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ proc getPrecedence(tok: TToken, strongSpaces: bool): int =
     let relevantChar = tok.ident.s[0]
 
     # arrow like?
-    if L > 1 and tok.ident.s[L-1] == '>': return considerStrongSpaces(1)
+    if L > 1 and tok.ident.s[L-1] == '>' and tok.ident.s[0] in {'-', '='}:
+      return considerStrongSpaces(1)
 
     template considerAsgn(value: expr) =
       result = if tok.ident.s[L-1] == '=': 1 else: value