diff -r 129289144dfb Lib/test/test_parser.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_parser.py	Mon May 07 16:34:34 2012 +0100
+++ b/Lib/test/test_parser.py	Mon May 07 17:18:09 2012 +0100
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
         self.check_expr("lambda x, *y, **z: 0")
         self.check_expr("(x for x in range(10))")
         self.check_expr("foo(x for x in range(10))")
+        self.check_expr("...")
 
     def test_simple_expression(self):
         # expr_stmt
diff -r 129289144dfb Modules/parsermodule.c
--- a/Modules/parsermodule.c	Mon May 07 16:34:34 2012 +0100
+++ b/Modules/parsermodule.c	Mon May 07 17:18:09 2012 +0100
@@ -2389,17 +2389,13 @@
             break;
           case NAME:
           case NUMBER:
+          case ELLIPSIS:
             res = (nch == 1);
             break;
           case STRING:
             for (pos = 1; res && (pos < nch); ++pos)
                 res = validate_ntype(CHILD(tree, pos), STRING);
             break;
-          case DOT:
-            res = (nch == 3 &&
-                   validate_ntype(CHILD(tree, 1), DOT) &&
-                   validate_ntype(CHILD(tree, 2), DOT));
-            break;
           default:
             res = 0;
             break;