diff --git a/src/comp/front/parser.rs b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
index d0b49b106371..8649dc6fc426 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
@@ -765,13 +765,13 @@ fn parse_bottom_expr(parser p) -> @ast::expr {
                                 pf, p);
         hi = es.span.hi;
         ex = ast::expr_tup(es.node, p.get_ann());
-    } else if (eat_word(p, "vec")) {
+    } else if (p.peek() == token::LBRACKET) {
+        p.bump();
         auto pf = parse_expr;
 
-        expect(p, token::LPAREN);
         auto mut = parse_mutability(p);
 
-        auto es = parse_seq_to_end[@ast::expr](token::RPAREN,
+        auto es = parse_seq_to_end[@ast::expr](token::RBRACKET,
                                                some(token::COMMA),
                                                pf, hi, p);
         ex = ast::expr_vec(es, mut, p.get_ann());
diff --git a/src/snapshots.txt b/src/snapshots.txt
index beb4824d02b4..56e1df2c2e6a 100644
--- a/src/snapshots.txt
+++ b/src/snapshots.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+T
+
 S 2011-05-12 b1d3364
   linux-i386 7671ac0de19d9ea981616b3c58c1d48f1b43820a
   macos-i386 bc7ee4d146ef6e0236afbd7cc4a9241582fd2952