diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/for.v b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
index a1e77a8715..69cea9e2cc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/for.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ fn (mut p Parser) for_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 		if p.peek_tok.kind in [.assign, .decl_assign] {
 			init = p.assign_stmt()
 			has_init = true
-		} else if p.tok.kind != .semicolon {
 		}
-		// allow `for ;; i++ {`
+		// Allow `for ;; i++ {`
 		// Allow `for i = 0; i < ...`
 		p.check(.semicolon)
 		if p.tok.kind != .semicolon {
+			// Disallow `for i := 0; i++; i < ...`
+			if p.tok.kind == .name && p.peek_tok.kind in [.inc, .dec] {
+				p.error('cannot use $p.tok.lit$p.peek_tok.kind as value')
+			}
 			cond = p.expr(0)
 			has_cond = true
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/dec_use_as_value.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/dec_use_as_value.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c6a0ed17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/dec_use_as_value.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/dec_use_as_value.v:2:16: error: cannot use i-- as value
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     for i := 100; i--; i > 0 {
+      |                   ^
+    3 |     }
+    4 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/dec_use_as_value.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/dec_use_as_value.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47740705d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/dec_use_as_value.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fn main() {
+	for i := 100; i--; i > 0 {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/inc_use_as_value.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/inc_use_as_value.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2727bd54dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/inc_use_as_value.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/inc_use_as_value.v:2:14: error: cannot use i++ as value
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     for i := 0; i++; i < 100 {
+      |                 ^
+    3 |     }
+    4 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/inc_use_as_value.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/inc_use_as_value.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..885f6b7cf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/inc_use_as_value.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fn main() {
+	for i := 0; i++; i < 100 {
+	}
+}