diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/trailing_comma_struct_attr.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/trailing_comma_struct_attr.out
index a33b49007f..0de5808839 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/trailing_comma_struct_attr.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/trailing_comma_struct_attr.out
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/trailing_comma_struct_attr.vv:3:31: error: unexpected `]`, expecting `name` 
+vlib/v/checker/tests/trailing_comma_struct_attr.vv:3:31: error: unexpected `]`, expecting `name`
     1 | struct User {
     2 |     name string
     3 |     jobs []string [json:jobss;]
       |                               ^
-    4 | }
\ No newline at end of file
+    4 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 97abf1846d..39f3dede9e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) check(expected token.Kind) {
 		if expected == .name {
 			p.name_error = true
 		}
-		p.error('unexpected `$p.tok.kind.str()`, expecting `$expected.str()`')
+		label := if token.is_key(p.tok.lit) { 'keyword ' } else { '' }
+		p.error('unexpected $label`$p.tok.kind.str()`, expecting `$expected.str()`')
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_update_err.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_update_err.out
index bea1bba502..4146854c88 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_update_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_update_err.out
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_update_err.vv:15:3: error: unexpected `...`, expectin
    15 |         ...f
       |         ~~~
    16 |     }
-   17 | }
\ No newline at end of file
+   17 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/uncomplete_module_call_err.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/uncomplete_module_call_err.out
index e7ce008b5c..d33b0ae043 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/tests/uncomplete_module_call_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/uncomplete_module_call_err.out
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ vlib/v/parser/tests/uncomplete_module_call_err.vv:7:1: error: unexpected `}`, ex
     5 | fn main() {
     6 |     os.
     7 | }
-      | ^
\ No newline at end of file
+      | ^
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/unexpected_keyword.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/unexpected_keyword.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fbbade98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/unexpected_keyword.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/unexpected_keyword.vv:5:12: error: unexpected keyword `import`, expecting `(`
+    3 | }
+    4 | 
+    5 | fn (s Abc) import(name string) {
+      |            ~~~~~~
+    6 |     println(name)
+    7 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/unexpected_keyword.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/unexpected_keyword.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d603034d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/unexpected_keyword.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+struct Abc {
+	x int
+}
+
+fn (s Abc) import(name string) {
+	println(name)
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	s := Abc{}
+	s.import('lib')
+}