diff --git a/lib/AsmParser/Lexer.l b/lib/AsmParser/Lexer.l
index 1c85059757a..e2476fdf099 100644
--- a/lib/AsmParser/Lexer.l
+++ b/lib/AsmParser/Lexer.l
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ long            { llvmAsmlval.PrimType = Type::LongTy  ; return LONG;   }
 ulong           { llvmAsmlval.PrimType = Type::ULongTy ; return ULONG;  }
 float           { llvmAsmlval.PrimType = Type::FloatTy ; return FLOAT;  }
 double          { llvmAsmlval.PrimType = Type::DoubleTy; return DOUBLE; }
-type            { llvmAsmlval.PrimType = Type::TypeTy  ; return TYPE;   }
 label           { llvmAsmlval.PrimType = Type::LabelTy ; return LABEL;  }
+type            { return TYPE;   }
 opaque          { return OPAQUE; }
 
 add             { RET_TOK(BinaryOpVal, Add, ADD); }