diff --git a/parser.c b/parser.c
index 1aeca2ade5..19c5f63d00 100644
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static AstNodeIndex expectStatement(Parser* p, bool allow_defer_var) {
     const AstTokenIndex comptime_token = eatToken(p, TOKEN_KEYWORD_COMPTIME);
     if (comptime_token != null_token) {
         // comptime followed by block => comptime block statement
-        const AstNodeIndex block = parseBlock(p);
+        const AstNodeIndex block = parseBlockExpr(p);
         if (block != 0) {
             return addNode(&p->nodes,
                 (AstNodeItem) {
@@ -1728,8 +1728,7 @@ static AstNodeIndex parseTypeExpr(Parser* p) {
         const AstNodeIndex condition = expectExpr(p);
         expectToken(p, TOKEN_R_PAREN);
         parsePtrPayload(p);
-        const AstNodeIndex cont_expr
-            = eatToken(p, TOKEN_COLON) != null_token ? expectExpr(p) : 0;
+        const AstNodeIndex cont_expr = parseWhileContinueExpr(p);
         const AstNodeIndex body = parseTypeExpr(p);
         if (eatToken(p, TOKEN_KEYWORD_ELSE) != null_token) {
             parsePayload(p);