diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrifty.yy b/compiler/cpp/src/thrifty.yy
index 519f20d..019fb9d 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrifty.yy
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrifty.yy
@@ -876,9 +876,9 @@
     }
 
 CppType:
-  '[' tok_cpp_type tok_literal ']'
+  tok_cpp_type tok_literal
     {
-      $$ = $3;
+      $$ = $2;
     }
 |
     {