diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
index 9de6d4f45eb..fe1c76e81b8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ func (p *parser) operand(keep_parens bool) Expr {
 	case _Func:
 		pos := p.pos()
 		p.next()
-		_, ftyp := p.funcType("function literal")
+		_, ftyp := p.funcType("function type")
 		if p.tok == _Lbrace {
 			p.xnest++
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue48382.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue48382.go
index c00fee6f826..7c024a051f6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue48382.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue48382.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ type _ func /* ERROR function type must have no type parameters */ [ /* ERROR em
 type _ func /* ERROR function type must have no type parameters */ [ x /* ERROR missing type constraint */ ]()
 type _ func /* ERROR function type must have no type parameters */ [P any]()
 
-var _ = func /* ERROR function literal must have no type parameters */ [P any]() {}
+var _ = (func /* ERROR function type must have no type parameters */ [P any]())(nil)
+var _ = func /* ERROR function type must have no type parameters */ [P any]() {}
 
 type _ interface{
         m /* ERROR interface method must have no type parameters */ [P any]()