diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index e8bf9496c1..ff144c6b6a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1013,9 +1013,10 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_multi_expr(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 		p.error('expecting `:=` (e.g. `mut x :=`)')
 		return ast.Stmt{}
 	}
+	// TODO remove translated
 	if p.tok.kind in [.assign, .decl_assign] || p.tok.kind.is_assign() {
 		return p.partial_assign_stmt(left, left_comments)
-	} else if !p.pref.translated // TODO remove translated
+	} else if !p.pref.translated
 		&& tok.kind !in [.key_if, .key_match, .key_lock, .key_rlock, .key_select]
 		&& left0 !is ast.CallExpr && (is_top_level || p.tok.kind != .rcbr)
 		&& left0 !is ast.PostfixExpr && !(left0 is ast.InfixExpr