diff --git a/src/parser/powdr.lalrpop b/src/parser/powdr.lalrpop
index bf8fde9ea..d9ae3eb4b 100644
--- a/src/parser/powdr.lalrpop
+++ b/src/parser/powdr.lalrpop
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ InstructionParam: InstructionParam = {
 }
 
 InlinePil: ASMStatement = {
-    <@L> "pil{" <(<Statement> ";")*> "}" => ASMStatement::InlinePil(<>)
+    <@L> "pil" "{" <(<Statement> ";")*> "}" => ASMStatement::InlinePil(<>)
 }
 
 Assignment: ASMStatement = {