diff --git a/src/packagedef.jl b/src/packagedef.jl
index af354c4c..abe731e5 100644
--- a/src/packagedef.jl
+++ b/src/packagedef.jl
@@ -172,7 +172,10 @@ Parses an expression starting with a `(`.
 function parse_paren(ps::ParseState)
     args = EXPR[]
     trivia = EXPR[EXPR(ps)]
-    @closeparen ps @default ps @nocloser ps :inwhere parse_comma_sep(ps, args, trivia, false, true, true, insert_params_at = 1)
+
+    anon_func_block = VERSION < v"1.11-" || kindof(ps.lt) != Tokens.FUNCTION
+
+    @closeparen ps @default ps @nocloser ps :inwhere parse_comma_sep(ps, args, trivia, false, anon_func_block, true, insert_params_at = 1)
     if length(args) == 1 && length(trivia) == 1 && ((kindof(ps.ws) !== SemiColonWS || headof(args[1]) === :block) && headof(args[1]) !== :parameters)
         accept_rparen(ps, trivia)
         ret = EXPR(:brackets, args, trivia)
diff --git a/test/parser/test_parser.jl b/test/parser/test_parser.jl
index 18676de5..54bab35b 100644
--- a/test/parser/test_parser.jl
+++ b/test/parser/test_parser.jl
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ end
     @test "-1^a" |> test_expr
     @test "function(f, args...; kw...) end" |> test_expr
     @test "function(f, args...=1; kw...) end" |> test_expr
+    @test "function (f; args...) end" |> test_expr
+    @test "function (; args...) end" |> test_expr
+    @test "function (args...) end" |> test_expr
     @test "2a * b" |> test_expr
     @test "(g1090(x::T)::T) where {T} = x+1.0" |> test_expr
     @test "(:) = Colon()" |> test_expr