diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/unary/PrecedenceNode.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/unary/PrecedenceNode.java
index 9df69e25f67aa795c6a788c2cbad2ae27c60ca6d..29b2377c9da08c8873b289754a5e41c58c0ee6a9 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/unary/PrecedenceNode.java
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/unary/PrecedenceNode.java
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ public abstract class PrecedenceNode extends RBaseNode {
         return LIST_PRECEDENCE;
     }
 
+    @Specialization(guards = "recursive != LOGICAL_TRUE")
+    protected int doPairList(RPairList val, byte recursive) {
+        return LIST_PRECEDENCE;
+    }
+
     @Specialization
     protected int doDataFrame(RDataFrame val, byte recursive) {
         return LIST_PRECEDENCE;