diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/said.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/said.cpp
index 0f3fe9cea45..879cc098295 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/said.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/said.cpp
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ yyreduce:
 
   case 19:
 #line 180 "said.y"
-    { (yyval) = (yyvsp[(2) - (3)]); ;}
+    { (yyval) = said_aug_branch(0x141, 0x14c, (yyvsp[(2) - (3)]), SAID_BRANCH_NULL); ;}
     break;
 
   case 20:
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/said.y b/engines/sci/engine/said.y
index e8d0dce84c0..b479834bfa3 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/said.y
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/said.y
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ cwordset :	wordset
 wordset :	 word
 			{ $$ = $1; }
 		| YY_PARENO expr YY_PARENC
-			{ $$ = $2; }
+			{ $$ = said_aug_branch(0x141, 0x14c, $2, SAID_BRANCH_NULL); }
 		| wordset YY_COMMA wordset
 			{ $$ = said_attach_branch($1, $3); }
 		| wordset YY_BRACKETSO_LT wordrefset YY_BRACKETSC