diff --git a/src/translate_c.zig b/src/translate_c.zig
index 7469c6e99690..e57a1952af76 100644
--- a/src/translate_c.zig
+++ b/src/translate_c.zig
@@ -1797,6 +1797,10 @@ fn exprIsStringLiteral(expr: *const clang.Expr) bool {
             const op_expr = @ptrCast(*const clang.UnaryOperator, expr).getSubExpr();
             return exprIsStringLiteral(op_expr);
         },
+        .ParenExprClass => {
+            const op_expr = @ptrCast(*const clang.ParenExpr, expr).getSubExpr();
+            return exprIsStringLiteral(op_expr);
+        },
         else => return false,
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/run_translated_c.zig b/test/run_translated_c.zig
index eb0b7db50a8c..f51beb18bf2a 100644
--- a/test/run_translated_c.zig
+++ b/test/run_translated_c.zig
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ const tests = @import("tests.zig");
 const nl = std.cstr.line_sep;
 
 pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.RunTranslatedCContext) void {
+    cases.add("parenthesized string literal",
+        \\void foo(const char *s) {}
+        \\int main(void) {
+        \\	foo(("bar"));
+        \\}
+    , "");
+
     cases.add("variable shadowing type type",
         \\#include <stdlib.h>
         \\int main() {