diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
index a123291b2939..afd3b6d4bf20 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
@@ -1548,7 +1548,8 @@ object Parsers {
       case _ => None
     }
 
-    /** CaptureRef  ::=  SimpleRef { `.` id } [`*` | `^`]
+    /** CaptureRef  ::=  { SimpleRef `.` } SimpleRef [`*`]
+     *                |  [ { SimpleRef `.` } SimpleRef `.` ] id `^`
      */
     def captureRef(): Tree =
       val ref = dotSelectors(simpleRef())