diff --git a/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y b/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
index 8e5236639..678ce6c87 100644
--- a/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
+++ b/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
@@ -1891,6 +1891,9 @@ cell_parameter:
 		astbuf1->children.push_back(node);
 		node->children.push_back($1);
 	} |
+	'.' TOK_ID '(' ')' {
+		// just ignore empty parameters
+	} |
 	'.' TOK_ID '(' expr ')' {
 		AstNode *node = new AstNode(AST_PARASET);
 		node->str = *$2;