diff --git a/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt b/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt
index 9d10399bf1..d35ca98082 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt
+++ b/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ ASTUpdateSetClause UpdateSetClause() :
         (
           ( "(" ( [ LOOKAHEAD(2) TableName() "." ] Column() (",")? )+ ")" "=" "(" Subquery() ")" )
           |
-          ( [ LOOKAHEAD(2) TableName() "." ] Column() "=" ( LOOKAHEAD(1) "(" Subquery() ")" | Expression() | <_DEFAULT> ) )
+          ( [ LOOKAHEAD(2) TableName() "." ] Column() "=" ( LOOKAHEAD(2) "(" Subquery() ")" | Expression() | <_DEFAULT> ) )
         )
         (",")?
       )+
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/UpdateStatementExample2.pls b/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/UpdateStatementExample2.pls
index 272fc16109..570ac1943b 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/UpdateStatementExample2.pls
+++ b/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/UpdateStatementExample2.pls
@@ -58,4 +58,9 @@ update xsearch_wsh_active
        and revision = p_rev
      returning opp_id into v_opp_id;
 
+update employees
+     set salary = salary + sal_raise,
+         salary = (salary - discounts) * sal_raise
+     where employee_id = emp_id;
+
 END;