diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index 07ecf10f8..a7e4c9162 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -1719,9 +1719,12 @@ Array<Ast *> parse_element_list(AstFile *f) {
 Ast *parse_literal_value(AstFile *f, Ast *type) {
 	Array<Ast *> elems = {};
 	Token open = expect_token(f, Token_OpenBrace);
+	isize expr_level = f->expr_level;
+	f->expr_level = 0;
 	if (f->curr_token.kind != Token_CloseBrace) {
 		elems = parse_element_list(f);
 	}
+	f->expr_level = expr_level;
 	Token close = expect_closing(f, Token_CloseBrace, str_lit("compound literal"));
 
 	return ast_compound_lit(f, type, elems, open, close);