diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/parser.y b/src/xkbcomp/parser.y
index d4f62c0..7cf2039 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/parser.y
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/parser.y
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ resolve_keysym(const char *name, xkb_keysym_t *sym_rtrn)
 #define param_scanner param->scanner
 %}
 
-%pure-parser
+%define api.pure
 %lex-param      { struct scanner *param_scanner }
 %parse-param    { struct parser_param *param }