diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/json_decode_fmt_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/json_decode_fmt_keep.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d560638158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/json_decode_fmt_keep.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import json
+
+struct Request {
+	a int
+}
+
+fn parse(s string) ?Request {
+	return json.decode(Request, s)
+}
+
+fn parse2(s string) ?Request {
+	req := json.decode(Request, s)?
+	return req
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	println(parse('{"a": 22} ')?)
+	println(parse2('{"a": 22} ')?)
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 10a6e84206..8bf0b45039 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) call_expr(language ast.Language, mod string) ast.CallExpr
 	mut or_kind := ast.OrKind.absent
 	if fn_name == 'json.decode' {
 		p.expecting_type = true // Makes name_expr() parse the type `User` in `json.decode(User, txt)`
-		or_kind = .block
 	}
 
 	old_expr_mod := p.expr_mod