diff --git a/feature/group.js b/feature/group.js
index b02ef4d..19b2a04 100644
--- a/feature/group.js
+++ b/feature/group.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { err, nary, group } from '../src/parse.js'
 import { compile, operator } from '../src/compile.js'
-import { PREC_ACCESS, PREC_GROUP, PREC_SEQ } from '../src/const.js'
+import { PREC_ACCESS, PREC_GROUP, PREC_SEQ, PREC_STATEMENT } from '../src/const.js'
 
 // (a,b,c), (a)
 // FIXME: try raising group precedence (it causes conflict in ?. though)
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ operator('()', (a) => (!a && err('Empty ()'), compile(a)))
 
 const last = (...args) => (args = args.map(compile), ctx => args.map(arg => arg(ctx)).pop())
 nary(',', PREC_SEQ), operator(',', last)
-nary(';', PREC_SEQ, true), operator(';', last)
+nary(';', PREC_STATEMENT, true), operator(';', last)
diff --git a/src/const.js b/src/const.js
index 6bd62ce..098df33 100644
--- a/src/const.js
+++ b/src/const.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const
 // ref: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Operator_precedence
 // we mult by 10 to leave space for extensions
 export const
+  PREC_STATEMENT = 1,
   PREC_SEQ = 10,
   PREC_ASSIGN = 20,
   PREC_LOR = 30,