diff --git a/src/translate_c.cpp b/src/translate_c.cpp
index c56d31eb2..f19277982 100644
--- a/src/translate_c.cpp
+++ b/src/translate_c.cpp
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_node_inline_fn(Context *c, Buf *fn_name, AstNode *r
     return fn_def;
 }
 
+static AstNode *trans_create_node_grouped_expr(Context *c, AstNode *child) {
+	AstNode *node = trans_create_node(c, NodeTypeGroupedExpr);
+	node->data.grouped_expr = child;
+	return node;
+}
+
 static AstNode *get_global(Context *c, Buf *name) {
     {
         auto entry = c->global_table.maybe_get(name);
@@ -1314,11 +1320,11 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_assign(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used, TransSco
     } else {
         // worst case
         // c: lhs = rhs
-        // zig: x: {
+        // zig: (x: {
         // zig:     const _tmp = rhs;
         // zig:     lhs = _tmp;
         // zig:     break :x _tmp
-        // zig: }
+        // zig: })
 
         TransScopeBlock *child_scope = trans_scope_block_create(c, scope);
         Buf *label_name = buf_create_from_str("x");
@@ -1343,7 +1349,7 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_assign(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used, TransSco
         AstNode *tmp_symbol_node = trans_create_node_symbol(c, tmp_var_name);
         child_scope->node->data.block.statements.append(trans_create_node_break(c, label_name, tmp_symbol_node));
 
-        return child_scope->node;
+        return trans_create_node_grouped_expr(c, child_scope->node);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1499,11 +1505,11 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_compound_assign_shift(Context *c, ResultUsed result
     } else {
         // need more complexity. worst case, this looks like this:
         // c:   lhs >>= rhs
-        // zig: x: {
+        // zig: (x: {
         // zig:     const _ref = &lhs;
         // zig:     *_ref = result_type(operation_type(*_ref) >> u5(rhs));
         // zig:     break :x *_ref
-        // zig: }
+        // zig: })
         // where u5 is the appropriate type
 
         TransScopeBlock *child_scope = trans_scope_block_create(c, scope);
@@ -1556,7 +1562,7 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_compound_assign_shift(Context *c, ResultUsed result
                         trans_create_node_symbol(c, tmp_var_name))));
         }
 
-        return child_scope->node;
+        return trans_create_node_grouped_expr(c, child_scope->node);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1574,11 +1580,11 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_compound_assign(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used,
     } else {
         // need more complexity. worst case, this looks like this:
         // c:   lhs += rhs
-        // zig: x: {
+        // zig: (x: {
         // zig:     const _ref = &lhs;
         // zig:     *_ref = *_ref + rhs;
         // zig:     break :x *_ref
-        // zig: }
+        // zig: })
 
         TransScopeBlock *child_scope = trans_scope_block_create(c, scope);
         Buf *label_name = buf_create_from_str("x");
@@ -1615,7 +1621,7 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_compound_assign(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used,
                 trans_create_node_ptr_deref(c,
                     trans_create_node_symbol(c, tmp_var_name))));
 
-        return child_scope->node;
+        return trans_create_node_grouped_expr(c, child_scope->node);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1911,12 +1917,12 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_post_crement(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used, Tr
     }
     // worst case
     // c: expr++
-    // zig: x: {
+    // zig: (x: {
     // zig:     const _ref = &expr;
     // zig:     const _tmp = *_ref;
     // zig:     *_ref += 1;
     // zig:     break :x _tmp
-    // zig: }
+    // zig: })
     TransScopeBlock *child_scope = trans_scope_block_create(c, scope);
     Buf *label_name = buf_create_from_str("x");
     child_scope->node->data.block.name = label_name;
@@ -1948,7 +1954,7 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_post_crement(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used, Tr
     // break :x _tmp
     child_scope->node->data.block.statements.append(trans_create_node_break(c, label_name, trans_create_node_symbol(c, tmp_var_name)));
 
-    return child_scope->node;
+    return trans_create_node_grouped_expr(c, child_scope->node);
 }
 
 static AstNode *trans_create_pre_crement(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used, TransScope *scope,
@@ -1967,11 +1973,11 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_pre_crement(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used, Tra
     }
     // worst case
     // c: ++expr
-    // zig: x: {
+    // zig: (x: {
     // zig:     const _ref = &expr;
     // zig:     *_ref += 1;
     // zig:     break :x *_ref
-    // zig: }
+    // zig: })
     TransScopeBlock *child_scope = trans_scope_block_create(c, scope);
     Buf *label_name = buf_create_from_str("x");
     child_scope->node->data.block.name = label_name;
@@ -1998,7 +2004,7 @@ static AstNode *trans_create_pre_crement(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used, Tra
             trans_create_node_symbol(c, ref_var_name));
     child_scope->node->data.block.statements.append(trans_create_node_break(c, label_name, deref_expr));
 
-    return child_scope->node;
+    return trans_create_node_grouped_expr(c, child_scope->node);
 }
 
 static AstNode *trans_unary_operator(Context *c, ResultUsed result_used, TransScope *scope, const clang::UnaryOperator *stmt) {
diff --git a/test/translate_c.zig b/test/translate_c.zig
index e83ca7478..5ed57de2f 100644
--- a/test/translate_c.zig
+++ b/test/translate_c.zig
@@ -643,11 +643,11 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.TranslateCContext) void {
         \\pub export fn max(a: c_int) void {
         \\    var b: c_int = undefined;
         \\    var c: c_int = undefined;
-        \\    c = x: {
+        \\    c = (x: {
         \\        const _tmp = a;
         \\        b = _tmp;
         \\        break :x _tmp;
-        \\    };
+        \\    });
         \\}
     );
 
@@ -820,46 +820,46 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.TranslateCContext) void {
     ,
         \\pub export fn foo() void {
         \\    var a: c_int = 0;
-        \\    a += x: {
+        \\    a += (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* + 1);
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a -= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a -= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* - 1);
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a *= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a *= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* * 1);
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a &= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a &= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* & 1);
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a |= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a |= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* | 1);
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a ^= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a ^= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* ^ 1);
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a >>= @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_int)(x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a >>= @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_int)((x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* >> @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_int)(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    });
-        \\    a <<= @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_int)(x: {
+        \\    }));
+        \\    a <<= @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_int)((x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* << @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_int)(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    });
+        \\    }));
         \\}
     );
 
@@ -878,46 +878,46 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.TranslateCContext) void {
     ,
         \\pub export fn foo() void {
         \\    var a: c_uint = c_uint(0);
-        \\    a +%= x: {
+        \\    a +%= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* +% c_uint(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a -%= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a -%= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* -% c_uint(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a *%= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a *%= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* *% c_uint(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a &= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a &= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* & c_uint(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a |= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a |= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* | c_uint(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a ^= x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a ^= (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* ^ c_uint(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    a >>= @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_uint)(x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    a >>= @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_uint)((x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* >> @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_uint)(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    });
-        \\    a <<= @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_uint)(x: {
+        \\    }));
+        \\    a <<= @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_uint)((x: {
         \\        const _ref = &a;
         \\        _ref.* = (_ref.* << @import("std").math.Log2Int(c_uint)(1));
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    });
+        \\    }));
         \\}
     );
 
@@ -953,30 +953,30 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.TranslateCContext) void {
         \\    i -= 1;
         \\    u +%= 1;
         \\    u -%= 1;
-        \\    i = x: {
+        \\    i = (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &i;
         \\        const _tmp = _ref.*;
         \\        _ref.* += 1;
         \\        break :x _tmp;
-        \\    };
-        \\    i = x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    i = (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &i;
         \\        const _tmp = _ref.*;
         \\        _ref.* -= 1;
         \\        break :x _tmp;
-        \\    };
-        \\    u = x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    u = (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &u;
         \\        const _tmp = _ref.*;
         \\        _ref.* +%= 1;
         \\        break :x _tmp;
-        \\    };
-        \\    u = x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    u = (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &u;
         \\        const _tmp = _ref.*;
         \\        _ref.* -%= 1;
         \\        break :x _tmp;
-        \\    };
+        \\    });
         \\}
     );
 
@@ -1001,26 +1001,26 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.TranslateCContext) void {
         \\    i -= 1;
         \\    u +%= 1;
         \\    u -%= 1;
-        \\    i = x: {
+        \\    i = (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &i;
         \\        _ref.* += 1;
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    i = x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    i = (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &i;
         \\        _ref.* -= 1;
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    u = x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    u = (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &u;
         \\        _ref.* +%= 1;
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
-        \\    u = x: {
+        \\    });
+        \\    u = (x: {
         \\        const _ref = &u;
         \\        _ref.* -%= 1;
         \\        break :x _ref.*;
-        \\    };
+        \\    });
         \\}
     );