diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/grammar/ConcreteSyntax.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/grammar/ConcreteSyntax.rsc
index 20590713c5a..228a5693cf8 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/grammar/ConcreteSyntax.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal/grammar/ConcreteSyntax.rsc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public set[Production] holes(Grammar object) {
   return  { regular(iter(\char-class([range(48,57)]))), 
             prod(label("$MetaHole",getTargetSymbol(nont)),
                  [ \char-class([range(0,0)]),
-                   lit("<denormalize(nont)>"),lit(":"),iter(\char-class([range(48,57)])),
+                   lit("<removeConditionals(denormalize(nont))>"),lit(":"),iter(\char-class([range(48,57)])),
                    \char-class([range(0,0)])
                  ],{Attr::\tag("holeType"(nont))})  // TODO: added qualifier to help compiler
           | Symbol nont <- object.rules, quotable(nont)
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ private Symbol denormalize(Symbol s) = visit (s) {
   case \seq(ss)                                     => seq([t | t <- ss, !(t is layouts)])
 };
 
+private Symbol removeConditionals(Symbol sym) = visit(sym) {
+  case conditional(s, _) => s
+};
+
 @synopsis{This is needed such that list variables can be repeatedly used as elements of the same list}
 private Symbol getTargetSymbol(Symbol sym) {
   switch(sym) {