diff --git a/src/expression.js b/src/expression.js
index 3ab754733d..cc5667f815 100755
--- a/src/expression.js
+++ b/src/expression.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ pp.parseExprAtom = function(refShorthandDefaultPos) {
     //
     if (this.options.features["es7.asyncFunctions"]) {
       // async functions!
-      if (id.name === "async") {
+      if (id.name === "async" && !this.canInsertSemicolon()) {
         // arrow functions
         if (this.type === tt.parenL) {
           let expr = this.parseParenAndDistinguishExpression(start, true, true)
diff --git a/src/lookahead.js b/src/lookahead.js
index faedbd8d2a..9faecdbf04 100644
--- a/src/lookahead.js
+++ b/src/lookahead.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var STATE_KEYS = [
   "lastTokEnd",
   "lineStart",
   "startLoc",
+  "curLine",
   "endLoc",
   "start",
   "pos",
diff --git a/src/statement.js b/src/statement.js
index 17a17b0b79..140f349a16 100755
--- a/src/statement.js
+++ b/src/statement.js
@@ -83,10 +83,13 @@ pp.parseStatement = function(declaration, topLevel) {
     return starttype === tt._import ? this.parseImport(node) : this.parseExport(node)
 
   case tt.name:
-    if (this.options.features["es7.asyncFunctions"] && this.value === "async" && this.lookahead().type === tt._function) {
-      this.next();
-      this.expect(tt._function);
-      return this.parseFunction(node, true, false, true);
+    if (this.options.features["es7.asyncFunctions"] && this.value === "async") {
+      var lookahead = this.lookahead();
+      if (lookahead.type === tt._function && !this.canInsertSemicolon.call(lookahead)) {
+        this.next();
+        this.expect(tt._function);
+        return this.parseFunction(node, true, false, true);
+      }
     }
 
     // If the statement does not start with a statement keyword or a