diff --git a/sql3/parser/parser.go b/sql3/parser/parser.go
index fe8ebea15..3a8ff4e65 100644
--- a/sql3/parser/parser.go
+++ b/sql3/parser/parser.go
@@ -2742,8 +2742,12 @@ func (p *Parser) parseOperand() (expr Expr, err error) {
 	case VARIABLE:
 		return &Variable{Name: lit, NamePos: pos}, nil
 	case MIN, MAX:
-		ident := &Ident{Name: lit, NamePos: pos, Quoted: tok == QIDENT}
-		return p.parseCall(ident)
+		pk := p.peek()
+		if pk == LP {
+			ident := &Ident{Name: lit, NamePos: pos, Quoted: false}
+			return p.parseCall(ident)
+		}
+		return nil, p.errorExpected(p.pos, pk, "call expression")
 	case STRING:
 		return &StringLit{ValuePos: pos, Value: lit}, nil
 	case FLOAT:
diff --git a/sql3/parser/parser_test.go b/sql3/parser/parser_test.go
index deb53a5f9..f548692b9 100644
--- a/sql3/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/sql3/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ func TestParser_ParseMinMaxColumnConstraints(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("ErrNoKey", func(t *testing.T) {
 			AssertParseStatementError(t, `CREATE TABLE tbl (col1 INT MIN`, `1:30: expected expression, found 'EOF'`)
 		})
+		t.Run("ErrNoCall", func(t *testing.T) {
+			AssertParseStatementError(t, `SELECT MIN;`, `1:11: expected call expression, found ';'`)
+		})
 		t.Run("Simple", func(t *testing.T) {
 			AssertParseStatement(t, `CREATE TABLE tbl (col1 INT MIN 0)`, &parser.CreateTableStatement{
 				Create: pos(0),