1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/toke.c b/toke.c
index e8c1073d24..6899cb468c 100644
--- a/toke.c
+++ b/toke.c
@@ -4681,8 +4681,8 @@ Perl_yylex(pTHX)
 	    if (isIDFIRST_lazy_if(s,UTF)) {
 		char *t;
 		for (d = s; isALNUM_lazy_if(d,UTF); d++) ;
-		t = skipspace(d);
-		if (strchr("|&*+-=!?:.", *t) && ckWARN_d(WARN_PRECEDENCE)
+		for (t=d; *t && isSPACE(*t); t++) ;
+		if ( *t && strchr("|&*+-=!?:.", *t) && ckWARN_d(WARN_PRECEDENCE)
 		    /* [perl #16184] */
 		    && !(t[0] == '=' && t[1] == '>')
 		) {