diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
index cda2cf42da..3d14b70eba 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
@@ -377,8 +377,10 @@ func (p *parser) list(open, sep, close token, f func() bool) src.Pos {
 			//            to the expected close token only
 		default:
 			p.syntax_error(fmt.Sprintf("expecting %s or %s", tokstring(sep), tokstring(close)))
-			p.advance(close)
-			done = true
+			p.advance(_Rparen, _Rbrack, _Rbrace)
+			if p.tok != close {
+				return p.pos()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue22164.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue22164.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fad78e23e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue22164.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// errorcheck
+
+// Copyright 2017 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Test error recovery after missing closing parentheses in lists.
+
+package p
+
+func f() {
+	x := f(g() // ERROR "unexpected newline"
+	y := 1
+}
+
+func g() {
+}
+
+func h() {
+	x := f(g() // ERROR "unexpected newline"
+}
+
+func i() {
+	x := []int{1, 2, 3 // ERROR "unexpected newline"
+	y := 0
+}
\ No newline at end of file