diff --git a/src/libjsparser/parser.c b/src/libjsparser/parser.c
index 6471e5ce8..890fe366b 100644
--- a/src/libjsparser/parser.c
+++ b/src/libjsparser/parser.c
@@ -3076,7 +3076,12 @@ insert_semicolon (void)
     lexer_save_token (TOK ());
     return;
   }
-  if (!token_is (TOK_SEMICOLON))
+  if (token_is (TOK_CLOSE_BRACE))
+  {
+    lexer_save_token (TOK ());
+    return;
+  }
+  else if (!token_is (TOK_SEMICOLON))
   {
     EMIT_ERROR ("Expected either ';' or newline token");
   }