diff --git a/src/branch/mod.rs b/src/branch/mod.rs
index 2c19a65cb..babb5f2cb 100644
--- a/src/branch/mod.rs
+++ b/src/branch/mod.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ macro_rules! permutation_trait_inner(
         }
       };
     }
-    succ!($it, permutation_trait_inner!($self, $input, $res, $all_done, $($id)*));
+    succ!($it, permutation_trait_inner!($self, $input, $res, $all_done, $($id)+));
   });
   ($it:tt, $self:expr, $input:ident, $res:expr, $all_done:expr, $head:ident) => ({
     if $res.$it.is_none() {
diff --git a/src/combinator/macros.rs b/src/combinator/macros.rs
index aa164e258..1d70bda55 100644
--- a/src/combinator/macros.rs
+++ b/src/combinator/macros.rs
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ macro_rules! verify (
     $crate::combinator::verify($f, $g)($i)
   );
   ($i:expr, $f:expr, $submac:ident!( $($args:tt)* )) => (
-    $crate::combinator::verify($f, |&o| $submac2!(o, $($args)*))($i)
+    $crate::combinator::verify($f, |&o| $submac!(o, $($args)*))($i)
   );
 );
 
diff --git a/src/sequence/macros.rs b/src/sequence/macros.rs
index edcbc5905..a5a335149 100644
--- a/src/sequence/macros.rs
+++ b/src/sequence/macros.rs
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ macro_rules! do_parse (
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! nom_compile_error (
-  (( $(args:tt)* )) => ( compile_error!($($args)*) );
+  (( $($args:tt)* )) => ( compile_error!($($args)*) );
 );
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/whitespace.rs b/src/whitespace.rs
index 9f1d1c7cf..9ed3f55aa 100644
--- a/src/whitespace.rs
+++ b/src/whitespace.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ macro_rules! delimited_sep (
   ($i:expr, $separator:path, $submac1:ident!( $($args1:tt)* ), $($rest:tt)+) => ({
     use $crate::lib::std::result::Result::*;
 
-    match tuple_sep!($i, $separator, (), $submac1!($($args1)*), $($rest)*) {
+    match tuple_sep!($i, $separator, (), $submac1!($($args1)*), $($rest)+) {
       Err(e) => Err(e),
       Ok((remaining, (_,o,_))) => {
         Ok((remaining, o))
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ macro_rules! delimited_sep (
     }
   });
   ($i:expr, $separator:path, $f:expr, $($rest:tt)+) => (
-    delimited_sep!($i, $separator, call!($f), $($rest)*);
+    delimited_sep!($i, $separator, call!($f), $($rest)+);
   );
 );
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ macro_rules! separated_pair_sep (
   ($i:expr, $separator:path, $submac1:ident!( $($args1:tt)* ), $($rest:tt)+) => ({
     use $crate::lib::std::result::Result::*;
 
-    match tuple_sep!($i, $separator, (), $submac1!($($args1)*), $($rest)*) {
+    match tuple_sep!($i, $separator, (), $submac1!($($args1)*), $($rest)+) {
       Err(e) => Err(e),
       Ok((remaining, (o1,_,o2))) => {
         Ok((remaining, (o1,o2)))
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ macro_rules! separated_pair_sep (
     }
   });
   ($i:expr, $separator:path, $f:expr, $($rest:tt)+) => (
-    separated_pair_sep!($i, $separator, call!($f), $($rest)*);
+    separated_pair_sep!($i, $separator, call!($f), $($rest)+);
   );
 );
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ macro_rules! alt_sep (
       match sep!($i, $separator, $subrule!( $($args)* )) {
         Ok((i,o))               => Ok((i,$gen(o))),
         Err(Err::Error(_))      => {
-          alt_sep!(__impl $i, $separator, $($rest)*)
+          alt_sep!(__impl $i, $separator, $($rest)+)
         },
         Err(e)            => Err(e),
       }