diff --git a/Userland/Shell/Parser.cpp b/Userland/Shell/Parser.cpp
index b56c599b64..bc98b3f25e 100644
--- a/Userland/Shell/Parser.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Shell/Parser.cpp
@@ -1166,8 +1166,10 @@ RefPtr<AST::Node> Parser::parse_expression()
         if (auto immediate = parse_immediate_expression())
             return read_concat(immediate.release_nonnull());
 
-        if (auto inline_exec = parse_evaluate())
+        auto inline_exec = parse_evaluate();
+        if (inline_exec && !inline_exec->is_syntax_error())
             return read_concat(inline_exec.release_nonnull());
+        return inline_exec;
     }
 
     if (starting_char == '#')
diff --git a/Userland/Shell/Parser.h b/Userland/Shell/Parser.h
index 37aac4097f..003267f968 100644
--- a/Userland/Shell/Parser.h
+++ b/Userland/Shell/Parser.h
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ expression :: evaluate expression?
             | '(' list_expression ')' expression?
 
 evaluate :: '$' '(' pipe_sequence ')'
-          | '$' expression          {eval / dynamic resolve}
+          | '$' [lookahead != '('] expression          {eval / dynamic resolve}
 
 string_composite :: string string_composite?
                   | variable string_composite?