diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar/expressions/atom.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar/expressions/atom.rs
index 5feca090c7c..5072d2c4939 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar/expressions/atom.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar/expressions/atom.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
+use crate::grammar::paths::PATH_FIRST;
 
 // test expr_literals
 // fn foo() {
@@ -36,11 +37,10 @@ pub(crate) fn literal(p: &mut Parser) -> Option<CompletedMarker> {
 }
 
 // E.g. for after the break in `if break {}`, this should not match
-pub(super) const ATOM_EXPR_FIRST: TokenSet = LITERAL_FIRST.union(token_set![
+pub(super) const ATOM_EXPR_FIRST: TokenSet = LITERAL_FIRST.union(PATH_FIRST).union(token_set![
     L_PAREN,
     L_CURLY,
     L_BRACK,
-    L_ANGLE, // Universal function call syntax
     PIPE,
     MOVE_KW,
     IF_KW,
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ pub(super) const ATOM_EXPR_FIRST: TokenSet = LITERAL_FIRST.union(token_set![
     MATCH_KW,
     UNSAFE_KW,
     RETURN_KW,
-    IDENT,
-    SELF_KW,
-    SUPER_KW,
-    CRATE_KW,
-    COLONCOLON,
     BREAK_KW,
     CONTINUE_KW,
     LIFETIME,