diff --git a/janet/parser.janet b/janet/parser.janet
index 635ac8c..d348cb5 100644
--- a/janet/parser.janet
+++ b/janet/parser.janet
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
      :token origin})
     {:type :pair :data [key value] :token origin})
    :keyword (do
-    (def key (capture kw parser))
+    (def key (capture kw-only parser))
     (def value (capture nonbinding parser))
     {:type :pair :data [key value] :token origin})
    (try (panic parser (string "expected dict term, got " (type origin))) ([e] e))
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
     (def key {:type :keyword :data (keyword name) :token origin})
     {:type :pair :data [key word] :token origin})
    :keyword (do
-    (def key (capture kw parser))
+    (def key (capture kw-only parser))
     (def value (capture pattern parser))
     {:type :pair :data [key value] :token origin})
    (try (panic parser (string "expected dict term, got " (type origin))) ([e] e))