diff --git a/c/dsls/mlr_dsl_parse.y b/c/dsls/mlr_dsl_parse.y
index 2fcc3a0da..e56ef4bfb 100644
--- a/c/dsls/mlr_dsl_parse.y
+++ b/c/dsls/mlr_dsl_parse.y
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ md_local_assignment(A)  ::= md_local_variable(B) MD_TOKEN_ASSIGN(O) md_rhs(C). {
 	A = mlr_dsl_ast_node_alloc_binary(O->text, MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_LOCAL_ASSIGNMENT, B, C);
 }
 md_local_map_assignment(A)  ::= md_indexed_local_variable(B) MD_TOKEN_ASSIGN(O) md_rhs(C). {
-	A = mlr_dsl_ast_node_alloc_binary(O->text, MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_LOCAL_ASSIGNMENT, B, C);
+	A = mlr_dsl_ast_node_alloc_binary(O->text, MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_LOCAL_MAP_ASSIGNMENT, B, C);
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_ast.c b/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_ast.c
index b976297dd..e233b720a 100644
--- a/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_ast.c
+++ b/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_ast.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ char* mlr_dsl_ast_node_describe_type(mlr_dsl_ast_node_type_t type) {
 	case MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_NON_SIGIL_NAME:                   return "NON_SIGIL_NAME";                   break;
 	case MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_OPERATOR:                         return "OPERATOR";                         break;
 	case MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_LOCAL_ASSIGNMENT:                 return "LOCAL_ASSIGNMENT";                 break;
+	case MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_LOCAL_MAP_ASSIGNMENT:             return "LOCAL_MAP_ASSIGNMENT";             break;
 	case MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_SREC_ASSIGNMENT:                  return "SREC_ASSIGNMENT";                  break;
 	case MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_INDIRECT_SREC_ASSIGNMENT:         return "INDIRECT_SREC_ASSIGNMENT";         break;
 	case MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_OOSVAR_ASSIGNMENT:                return "OOSVAR_ASSIGNMENT";                break;
diff --git a/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_ast.h b/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_ast.h
index 1a594835a..7d606148b 100644
--- a/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_ast.h
+++ b/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_ast.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ typedef enum _mlr_dsl_ast_node_type_t {
 	MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_NON_SIGIL_NAME,
 	MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_OPERATOR,
 	MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_LOCAL_ASSIGNMENT,
+	MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_LOCAL_MAP_ASSIGNMENT,
 	MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_SREC_ASSIGNMENT,
 	MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_INDIRECT_SREC_ASSIGNMENT,
 	MD_AST_NODE_TYPE_OOSVAR_ASSIGNMENT,