diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 68352d7b79..2caea0f138 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -4901,7 +4901,7 @@ p_var_ref	: '^' tIDENTIFIER
                     }
 		;
 
-p_expr_ref	: '^' tLPAREN expr_value ')'
+p_expr_ref	: '^' tLPAREN expr_value rparen
 		    {
 		    /*%%%*/
 			$$ = NEW_BEGIN($3, &@$);
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb b/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb
index fbb934dc84..0337e5d945 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_pattern_matching.rb
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ END
         true
       end
     end
+
+    assert_valid_syntax("1 in ^(1\n)")
   end
 
   def test_array_pattern