diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/parse/token.rs b/src/comp/syntax/parse/token.rs
index 35bd1f1494a..b9faac40dc3 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ pred can_begin_expr(t: token) -> bool {
       NOT. { true }
       BINOP(MINUS.) { true }
       BINOP(STAR.) { true }
+      MOD_SEP. { true }
       _ { false }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/expr-scope.rs b/src/test/run-pass/expr-scope.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3385b445d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/expr-scope.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Regression test for issue #762
+// xfail-stage0
+
+fn f() { }
+fn main() { ret ::f(); }
\ No newline at end of file