diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index c1df3060bd..15c9b419d7 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -10740,6 +10740,17 @@ value_expr_check(struct parser_params *p, NODE *node)
 	  case NODE_RETRY:
 	    return void_node ? void_node : node;
 
+	  case NODE_CASE3:
+	    if (!node->nd_body || nd_type(node->nd_body) != NODE_IN) {
+		compile_error(p, "unexpected node");
+		return NULL;
+	    }
+	    if (node->nd_body->nd_body) {
+		return NULL;
+	    }
+	    /* single line pattern matching */
+	    return void_node ? void_node : node;
+
 	  case NODE_BLOCK:
 	    while (node->nd_next) {
 		node = node->nd_next;
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb b/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb
index 50bab51bfa..5308ec3281 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb
@@ -1261,12 +1261,12 @@ END
   ################################################################
 
   def test_modifier_in
-    assert_nil (1 in a)
+    1 in a
     assert_equal 1, a
     assert_raise(NoMatchingPatternError) do
       {a: 1} in {a: 0}
     end
-    assert_valid_syntax "p(({} in {a:}), a:\n 1)"
+    assert_syntax_error("if {} in {a:}; end", /void value expression/)
     assert_syntax_error(%q{
       1 in a, b
     }, /unexpected/, '[ruby-core:95098]')