diff --git a/src/comp/front/lexer.rs b/src/comp/front/lexer.rs
index 3e88c01a292..dd0bdb3a53a 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/lexer.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/lexer.rs
@@ -674,12 +674,19 @@ fn next_token(&reader rdr) -> token::token {
         }
 
         case ('|') {
-            if (rdr.next() == '|') {
-                rdr.bump();
-                rdr.bump();
-                ret token::OROR;
-            } else {
-                ret binop(rdr, token::OR);
+            alt (rdr.next()) {
+                case ('|') {
+                    rdr.bump();
+                    rdr.bump();
+                    ret token::OROR;
+                }
+                case ('>') {
+                    rdr.bump();
+                    ret token::RECV;
+                }
+                case (_) {
+                    ret binop(rdr, token::OR);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/comp/front/token.rs b/src/comp/front/token.rs
index 7c778ccaad3..1dcaac884b8 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/token.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/token.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ tag token {
     QUES;
     RARROW;
     SEND;
+    RECV;
     LARROW;
     LPAREN;
     RPAREN;