diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 8c41c31330..109fe23906 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -4983,7 +4983,7 @@ assoc		: arg_value tASSOC arg_value
 		| tLABEL arg_value
 		    {
 		    /*%%%*/
-			$$ = list_append(new_list(new_lit(ID2SYM($1), &@$), &@$), $2, &@$);
+			$$ = list_append(new_list(new_lit(ID2SYM($1), &@1), &@$), $2, &@$);
 		    /*%
 			$$ = dispatch2(assoc_new, $1, $2);
 		    %*/