diff --git a/src/julia-parser.scm b/src/julia-parser.scm
index 3bad336c80bdc..04cbe4df3e42e 100644
--- a/src/julia-parser.scm
+++ b/src/julia-parser.scm
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@
            (begin
              #;(if (and (number? ex) (= ex 0))
                  (error "juxtaposition with literal \"0\""))
-             `(call * ,ex ,(parse-unary s))))
+             `(call .* ,ex ,(parse-unary s))))
           (else ex))))
 
 (define (invalid-identifier-name? ex)