diff --git a/src/parser/context-decls.cpp b/src/parser/context-decls.cpp
index a8723618f8f..d2176b0108c 100644
--- a/src/parser/context-decls.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/context-decls.cpp
@@ -328,12 +328,18 @@ bool ParseDeclsCtx::skipFunctionBody() {
       if (*kw == "block"sv || *kw == "loop"sv || *kw == "if"sv ||
           *kw == "try"sv || *kw == "try_table"sv) {
         in.takeID();
-        (void)typeuse(*this);
+        auto pos = in.getPos();
+        if (typeuse(*this).getErr()) {
+          in.setPos(pos);
+        }
         continue;
       }
       if (*kw == "call_indirect"sv || *kw == "return_call_indirect"sv) {
         (void)maybeTableidx(*this);
-        (void)typeuse(*this, false);
+        auto pos = in.getPos();
+        if (typeuse(*this, false).getErr()) {
+          in.setPos(pos);
+        }
         continue;
       }
       continue;
diff --git a/test/lit/parse-bad-typeuse.wast b/test/lit/parse-bad-typeuse.wast
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cea7ee7aa78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lit/parse-bad-typeuse.wast
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+;; RUN: not wasm-opt %s 2>&1 | filecheck %s
+
+;; CHECK: Fatal: {{.*}}:5:27: error: expected type index or identifier
+
+(module (func (block (type $))))