2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
index 893bada2670..957164bab79 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn parse_expr_from_source_str(name: String, source: String, sess: &ParseSess
 
 /// Parses an item.
 ///
-/// Returns `Ok(Some(item))` when successful, `Ok(None)` when no item was found, and`Err`
+/// Returns `Ok(Some(item))` when successful, `Ok(None)` when no item was found, and `Err`
 /// when a syntax error occurred.
 pub fn parse_item_from_source_str(name: String, source: String, sess: &ParseSess)
                                       -> PResult<Option<P<ast::Item>>> {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index df1bae523a5..245452dcb39 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -3595,7 +3595,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
 
     /// Parse a local variable declaration
     fn parse_local(&mut self, attrs: ThinVec<Attribute>) -> PResult<'a, P<Local>> {
-        let lo = self.span;
+        let lo = self.prev_span;
         let pat = self.parse_pat()?;
 
         let ty = if self.eat(&token::Colon) {