diff --git a/src/compiler/parser/index.js b/src/compiler/parser/index.js
index 7f3746d0add..9b246236c1c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser/index.js
+++ b/src/compiler/parser/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '../helpers'
 
 export const dirRE = /^v-|^@|^:/
-export const forAliasRE = /(.*)\s+(?:in|of)\s+(.*)/
+export const forAliasRE = /(.*?)\s+(?:in|of)\s+(.*)/
 export const forIteratorRE = /\(([^,]*),([^,]*)(?:,([^,]*))?\)/
 const bindRE = /^:|^v-bind:/
 const onRE = /^@|^v-on:/