diff --git a/src/parseexpr.jl b/src/parseexpr.jl
index 585fca51014..7d8e4edfc20 100644
--- a/src/parseexpr.jl
+++ b/src/parseexpr.jl
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 #  file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 function tryParseIdxSet(arg::Expr)
-    if arg.head === :(=)
+    is_julia_v1 = @static (VERSION >= v"1.0-" ? true : false)
+    if is_julia_v1 && arg.head === :kw
+            @assert length(arg.args) == 2
+            return true, arg.args[1], arg.args[2]
+    elseif arg.head === :(=)
         @assert length(arg.args) == 2
         return true, arg.args[1], arg.args[2]
     elseif isexpr(arg, :call) && arg.args[1] === :in