diff --git a/src/lparser.cpp b/src/lparser.cpp
index 5504c6886e..8ca2fc346d 100644
--- a/src/lparser.cpp
+++ b/src/lparser.cpp
@@ -3979,7 +3979,7 @@ static void usestat (LexState *ls) {
     if (testnext(ls, '=')) {
       if (testnext(ls, TK_FALSE))
         enable = false;
-      else checknext(ls, TK_FALSE);
+      else checknext(ls, TK_TRUE);
     }
     if (is_enabled != enable) {
       if (enable)