diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js
index d534c5a9acb6..3ed03e0e1a7b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js
@@ -2339,10 +2339,9 @@ export default class ExpressionParser extends LValParser {
   }
 
   isAwaitAllowed(): boolean {
-    if (this.scope.inFunction) return this.prodParam.hasAwait;
-    if (this.options.allowAwaitOutsideFunction) return true;
-    if (this.hasPlugin("topLevelAwait")) {
-      return this.inModule && this.prodParam.hasAwait;
+    if (this.prodParam.hasAwait) return true;
+    if (this.options.allowAwaitOutsideFunction && !this.scope.inFunction) {
+      return true;
     }
     return false;
   }