diff --git a/cmd/tools/vfmt.v b/cmd/tools/vfmt.v
index a0020b8244..d7aad0d6e8 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vfmt.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vfmt.v
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn (foptions &FormatOptions) format_file(file string) {
 			eprintln('vfmt2 running fmt.fmt over file: $file')
 		}
 		table := table.new_table()
-		file_ast := parser.parse_file(file, table, .parse_comments)
+		file_ast := parser.parse_file(file, table, .parse_comments, &pref.Preferences{})
 		formatted_content := fmt.fmt(file_ast, table)
 		file_name := os.file_name(file)
 		vfmt_output_path := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), 'vfmt_' + file_name)
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser_test.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser_test.v
index 4d1f4f2b26..94d802c587 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser_test.v
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	v.table
 	v.checker
 	v.eval
+	v.pref
 	term
 )