1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y b/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
index db9a130cf..f250d7685 100644
--- a/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
+++ b/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
@@ -853,7 +853,19 @@ task_func_port:
 		}
 		if (astbuf2 && astbuf2->children.size() != 2)
 			frontend_verilog_yyerror("task/function argument range must be of the form: [<expr>:<expr>], [<expr>+:<expr>], or [<expr>-:<expr>]");
-	} wire_name | wire_name;
+	} wire_name |
+	{
+		if (!astbuf1) {
+			if (!sv_mode)
+				frontend_verilog_yyerror("task/function argument direction missing");
+			albuf = new dict<IdString, AstNode*>;
+			astbuf1 = new AstNode(AST_WIRE);
+			current_wire_rand = false;
+			current_wire_const = false;
+			astbuf1->is_input = true;
+			astbuf2 = NULL;
+		}
+	} wire_name;
 
 task_func_body:
 	task_func_body behavioral_stmt |