diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
index dc2688c511..3e68f6b464 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
@@ -8713,12 +8713,17 @@ final class ParserImpl implements Parser {
                 else
                     return count();
 
+            boolean parens = parseIf(ctx, '(');
+
             QualifiedAsterisk asterisk = parseQualifiedAsteriskIf(ctx);
             List<Field<?>> fields = (asterisk == null)
                 ? distinct
                     ? parseFields(ctx)
                     : Collections.<Field<?>>singletonList(parseField(ctx))
                 : null;
+
+            if (parens)
+                parse(ctx, ')');
             parse(ctx, ')');
 
             if (distinct)