diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index ed20068384931..a01e3f2cb8b41 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -1555,15 +1555,15 @@ namespace ts {
             return false;
         }
 
-        function parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(openKind: SyntaxKind, closeKind: SyntaxKind,  openParsed: boolean, openPosition: number) {
-            if (!openParsed) {
-                return parseExpected(closeKind);
-            }
+        function parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(openKind: SyntaxKind, closeKind: SyntaxKind, openParsed: boolean, openPosition: number) {
             if (token() === closeKind) {
                 nextToken();
                 return;
             }
             const lastError = parseErrorAtCurrentToken(Diagnostics._0_expected, tokenToString(closeKind));
+            if (!openParsed) {
+                return;
+            }
             if (lastError) {
                 addRelatedInfo(
                     lastError,
@@ -5501,11 +5501,10 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function parseArrayLiteralExpression(): ArrayLiteralExpression {
             const pos = getNodePos();
-            const openBracketPosition = scanner.getTokenPos();
             const openBracketParsed = parseExpected(SyntaxKind.OpenBracketToken);
             const multiLine = scanner.hasPrecedingLineBreak();
             const elements = parseDelimitedList(ParsingContext.ArrayLiteralMembers, parseArgumentOrArrayLiteralElement);
-            parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenBracketToken, SyntaxKind.CloseBracketToken, openBracketParsed, openBracketPosition);
+            parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenBracketToken, SyntaxKind.CloseBracketToken, openBracketParsed, pos);
             return finishNode(factory.createArrayLiteralExpression(elements, multiLine), pos);
         }
 
@@ -5570,11 +5569,10 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function parseObjectLiteralExpression(): ObjectLiteralExpression {
             const pos = getNodePos();
-            const openBracePosition = scanner.getTokenPos();
             const openBraceParsed = parseExpected(SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken);
             const multiLine = scanner.hasPrecedingLineBreak();
             const properties = parseDelimitedList(ParsingContext.ObjectLiteralMembers, parseObjectLiteralElement, /*considerSemicolonAsDelimiter*/ true);
-            parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken, SyntaxKind.CloseBraceToken, openBraceParsed, openBracePosition);
+            parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken, SyntaxKind.CloseBraceToken, openBraceParsed, pos);
             return finishNode(factory.createObjectLiteralExpression(properties, multiLine), pos);
         }
 
@@ -5656,12 +5654,11 @@ namespace ts {
         function parseBlock(ignoreMissingOpenBrace: boolean, diagnosticMessage?: DiagnosticMessage): Block {
             const pos = getNodePos();
             const hasJSDoc = hasPrecedingJSDocComment();
-            const openBracePosition = scanner.getTokenPos();
-            const openBraceParsed = parseExpected(SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken, diagnosticMessage)
+            const openBraceParsed = parseExpected(SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken, diagnosticMessage);
             if (openBraceParsed || ignoreMissingOpenBrace) {
                 const multiLine = scanner.hasPrecedingLineBreak();
                 const statements = parseList(ParsingContext.BlockStatements, parseStatement);
-                parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken, SyntaxKind.CloseBraceToken, openBraceParsed, openBracePosition);
+                parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken, SyntaxKind.CloseBraceToken, openBraceParsed, pos);
                 const result = withJSDoc(finishNode(factory.createBlock(statements, multiLine), pos), hasJSDoc);
                 if (token() === SyntaxKind.EqualsToken) {
                     parseErrorAtCurrentToken(Diagnostics.Declaration_or_statement_expected_This_follows_a_block_of_statements_so_if_you_intended_to_write_a_destructuring_assignment_you_might_need_to_wrap_the_the_whole_assignment_in_parentheses);
@@ -5717,10 +5714,10 @@ namespace ts {
             const pos = getNodePos();
             const hasJSDoc = hasPrecedingJSDocComment();
             parseExpected(SyntaxKind.IfKeyword);
-            const openParenPosition = scanner.getTokenPos();
+            const openParenPosition = getNodePos();
             const openParenParsed = parseExpected(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken);
             const expression = allowInAnd(parseExpression);
-            parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken, openParenParsed, openParenPosition)
+            parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken, openParenParsed, openParenPosition);
             const thenStatement = parseStatement();
             const elseStatement = parseOptional(SyntaxKind.ElseKeyword) ? parseStatement() : undefined;
             return withJSDoc(finishNode(factory.createIfStatement(expression, thenStatement, elseStatement), pos), hasJSDoc);
@@ -5732,10 +5729,10 @@ namespace ts {
             parseExpected(SyntaxKind.DoKeyword);
             const statement = parseStatement();
             parseExpected(SyntaxKind.WhileKeyword);
-            const openParenPosition = scanner.getTokenPos();
+            const openParenPosition = getNodePos();
             const openParenParsed = parseExpected(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken);
             const expression = allowInAnd(parseExpression);
-            parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken, openParenParsed, openParenPosition)
+            parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken, openParenParsed, openParenPosition);
 
             // From: https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/es-discuss/2011-August/016188.html
             // 157 min --- All allen at wirfs-brock.com CONF --- "do{;}while(false)false" prohibited in
@@ -5749,7 +5746,7 @@ namespace ts {
             const pos = getNodePos();
             const hasJSDoc = hasPrecedingJSDocComment();
             parseExpected(SyntaxKind.WhileKeyword);
-            const openParenPosition = scanner.getTokenPos();
+            const openParenPosition = getNodePos();
             const openParenParsed = parseExpected(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken);
             const expression = allowInAnd(parseExpression);
             parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken, openParenParsed, openParenPosition);
@@ -5828,7 +5825,7 @@ namespace ts {
             const pos = getNodePos();
             const hasJSDoc = hasPrecedingJSDocComment();
             parseExpected(SyntaxKind.WithKeyword);
-            const openParenPosition = scanner.getTokenPos();
+            const openParenPosition = getNodePos();
             const openParenParsed = parseExpected(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken);
             const expression = allowInAnd(parseExpression);
             parseExpectedMatchingBrackets(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken, openParenParsed, openParenPosition);