diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual.rkt
index c8f81b93b2..3f9416c950 100644
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual.rkt
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
                        ;; Don't extend es! That way we don't get spurious "expected ()"
                        ;; that *should* have been cancelled out by ineffable pair failures.
                        |#)
-                   (values 'fail (failure pr es)))])))))
+                   (values 'fail (failure* pr es)))])))))
 
 (provide illegal-cut-error)