diff --git a/compiler/parser.nim b/compiler/parser.nim
index 5e9a7424a50d..aedf62d54c22 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.nim
+++ b/compiler/parser.nim
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ proc parseEnum(p: var Parser): PNode =
 
     var symPragma = a
     var pragma: PNode
-    if p.tok.tokType == tkCurlyDotLe:
+    if (p.tok.indent < 0 or p.tok.indent >= p.currInd) and p.tok.tokType == tkCurlyDotLe:
       pragma = optPragmas(p)
       symPragma = newNodeP(nkPragmaExpr, p)
       symPragma.add(a)