diff --git a/src/parser/lval.js b/src/parser/lval.js
index e8f40ab799..6e2611d2ac 100644
--- a/src/parser/lval.js
+++ b/src/parser/lval.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pp.toReferencedList = function (exprList) {
 pp.parseSpread = function (refShorthandDefaultPos) {
   let node = this.startNode();
   this.next();
-  node.argument = this.parseMaybeAssign(refShorthandDefaultPos);
+  node.argument = this.parseMaybeAssign(false, refShorthandDefaultPos);
   return this.finishNode(node, "SpreadElement");
 };