diff --git a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
index 689c5ed766..2072359aad 100644
--- a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
+++ b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
@@ -2595,7 +2595,7 @@ void MemberValue():
 void  MemberValueArrayInitializer():
 {}
 {
-  "{" (MemberValue() ( LOOKAHEAD(2) "," MemberValue() )* [ "," ])? "}"
+  "{" (MemberValue() ( LOOKAHEAD(2) "," MemberValue() )*)? [ "," ] "}"
 }
 
 /*