diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index afcfa25c0..2fc8a509c 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -3648,7 +3648,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseGlobalStmts(sync map[token.Token]bool, pos token.Pos, stmt
 		p.advance(sync)
 	}
 	if p.tok != token.EOF {
-		p.expect(token.SEMICOLON)
+		p.errorExpected(p.pos, "statement", 2)
 	}
 	f := &ast.FuncDecl{
 		Name: &ast.Ident{NamePos: pos, Name: "main"},
diff --git a/parser/parser_test.go b/parser/parser_test.go
index 1d6c66484..bb6c4bb13 100644
--- a/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ const d
 
 func TestErrGlobal(t *testing.T) {
 	testErrCode(t, `func test() {}
-}`, `/foo/bar.gop:2:1: expected ';', found '}'`, ``)
+}`, `/foo/bar.gop:2:1: expected statement, found '}'`, ``)
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------