diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index c4468d242b..2c93a41cc8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1943,6 +1943,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) parse_ident(language ast.Language) ast.Ident {
 		p.register_auto_import('sync')
 	}
 	mut_pos := p.tok.pos()
+	kind_name := '$p.tok.kind'
 	is_mut := p.tok.kind == .key_mut || is_shared || is_atomic
 	if is_mut {
 		p.next()
@@ -1956,7 +1957,11 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) parse_ident(language ast.Language) ast.Ident {
 		p.next()
 	}
 	if p.tok.kind != .name {
-		p.error('unexpected token `$p.tok.lit`')
+		if is_mut || is_static || is_volatile {
+			p.error_with_pos('the `$kind_name` keyword is invalid here', mut_pos)
+		} else {
+			p.error('unexpected token `$p.tok.lit`')
+		}
 		return ast.Ident{
 			scope: p.scope
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_atomic.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_atomic.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37b5c030f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_atomic.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_atomic.vv:2:5: error: the `atomic` keyword is invalid here
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     if atomic true {
+      |        ~~~~~~
+    3 |         println(true)
+    4 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_atomic.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_atomic.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d9b58aaad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_atomic.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {
+	if atomic true {
+		println(true)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_mut.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_mut.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fff45d7a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_mut.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_mut.vv:2:5: error: the `mut` keyword is invalid here
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     if mut true {
+      |        ~~~
+    3 |         println(true)
+    4 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/unnecessary_mut_2.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_mut.vv
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/parser/tests/unnecessary_mut_2.vv
rename to vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_mut.vv
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_shared.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_shared.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..318569239c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_shared.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_shared.vv:2:5: error: the `shared` keyword is invalid here
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     if shared true {
+      |        ~~~~~~
+    3 |         println(true)
+    4 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_shared.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_shared.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c30c4e471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_shared.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {
+	if shared true {
+		println(true)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_static.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_static.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75bae06cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_static.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_static.vv:2:5: error: the `static` keyword is invalid here
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     if static true {
+      |        ~~~~~~
+    3 |         println(true)
+    4 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_static.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_static.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6a1ebc677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_static.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {
+	if static true {
+		println(true)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_volatile.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_volatile.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b5f37bd80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_volatile.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_volatile.vv:2:5: error: the `volatile` keyword is invalid here
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     if volatile true {
+      |        ~~~~~~~~
+    3 |         println(true)
+    4 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_volatile.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_volatile.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5dfdece79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/invalid_using_volatile.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {
+	if volatile true {
+		println(true)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/unnecessary_mut_2.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/unnecessary_mut_2.out
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f7dfee46b..0000000000
--- a/vlib/v/parser/tests/unnecessary_mut_2.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-vlib/v/parser/tests/unnecessary_mut_2.vv:2:9: error: unexpected token `true`
-    1 | fn main() {
-    2 |     if mut true {
-      |            ~~~~
-    3 |         println(true)
-    4 |     }
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