diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 725120bb61..029ec9da22 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -2621,6 +2621,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) ident(mut ident ast.Ident) table.Type {
 		return info.typ
 	} else if ident.kind == .unresolved {
 		// first use
+		if ident.tok_kind == .assign && ident.is_mut {
+			c.error('`mut` not allowed with `=` (use `:=` to declare a variable)', ident.pos)
+		}
 		start_scope := c.file.scope.innermost(ident.pos.pos)
 		if obj1 := start_scope.find(ident.name) {
 			match mut obj1 as obj {
@@ -2731,7 +2734,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) ident(mut ident ast.Ident) table.Type {
 			ident.mod = saved_mod
 		}
 		if ident.tok_kind == .assign {
-			c.error('undefined ident: `$ident.name` (use `:=` to assign a variable)',
+			c.error('undefined ident: `$ident.name` (use `:=` to declare a variable)',
 				ident.pos)
 		} else {
 			c.error('undefined ident: `$ident.name`', ident.pos)
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_mut.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_mut.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..178baf4817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_mut.out
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_mut.vv:3:9: error: `mut` not allowed with `=` (use `:=` to declare a variable)
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     mut z := 1
+    3 |     mut z = 1
+      |         ^
+    4 |     mut i := 2
+    5 |     i, mut z = 2,3
+vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_mut.vv:5:12: error: `mut` not allowed with `=` (use `:=` to declare a variable)
+    3 |     mut z = 1
+    4 |     mut i := 2
+    5 |     i, mut z = 2,3
+      |            ^
+    6 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_mut.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_mut.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be80643ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_mut.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fn main() {
+    mut z := 1
+    mut z = 1
+    mut i := 2
+    i, mut z = 2,3
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/error_with_several_comments_with_crlf_ending.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/error_with_several_comments_with_crlf_ending.out
index 883c3e919b..d1b88fa9b7 100644
Binary files a/vlib/v/checker/tests/error_with_several_comments_with_crlf_ending.out and b/vlib/v/checker/tests/error_with_several_comments_with_crlf_ending.out differ
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_var_assign.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_var_assign.out
index 566768d9fb..6a12a8cbbc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_var_assign.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_var_assign.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_var_assign.vv:2:5: error: undefined ident: `x` (use `:=` to assign a variable)
+vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_var_assign.vv:2:5: error: undefined ident: `x` (use `:=` to declare a variable)
     1 | fn main() {
     2 |     x = 'hello v'
       |     ^
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 005b0c824a..c8d07c04ef 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) call_expr(language table.Language, mod string) ast.CallExp
 		// `foo<int>(10)`
 		p.next() // `<`
 		p.expr_mod = ''
-		mut generic_type = p.parse_type()
+		generic_type = p.parse_type()
 		p.check(.gt) // `>`
 		// In case of `foo<T>()`
 		// T is unwrapped and registered in the checker.