diff --git a/compiler/parse.c b/compiler/parse.c
index 14fc34e..5e7f719 100644
--- a/compiler/parse.c
+++ b/compiler/parse.c
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ atom(ParserState *ps)
 			tree->ident = t.ident;
 		}
 		return tree;
+	case T_LPAREN:
+	   return expr(ps, EXPR_INIT_PREC);
 	default:
 		parse_error(ps, "expected a number, identifier or expression, not '%s'", TokenIdStr[t.id]);
 		free(tree);
@@ -482,6 +484,8 @@ expr(ParserState *ps, int minprec)
 	Ast *tree = unary(ps);
 	for (;;) {
 		LexToken t = lex_scan(ps->lexer);
+		if (t.id == T_RPAREN)
+			break;
 		if (!token_is_binop(t.id)
 			|| t.id == T_END
 			|| OperatorTable[t.id].pred < minprec) {