diff --git a/conf/confbase.Y b/conf/confbase.Y
index 2d95a0d3..534b332f 100644
--- a/conf/confbase.Y
+++ b/conf/confbase.Y
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ CF_DECLS
 
 %nonassoc PREFIX_DUMMY
 %left AND OR
-%nonassoc '=' '<' '>' '~' '.' GEQ LEQ NEQ PO PC
+%nonassoc '=' '<' '>' '~' GEQ LEQ NEQ PO PC
 %left '+' '-'
 %left '*' '/' '%'
 %left '!'
+%nonassoc '.'
 
 CF_KEYWORDS(DEFINE, ON, OFF, YES, NO)