diff --git a/src/MVector.jl b/src/MVector.jl
index a5e1e10f..3fae1a07 100644
--- a/src/MVector.jl
+++ b/src/MVector.jl
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ end
 let dimension_names = QuoteNode.([:x, :y, :z, :w])
     body = :(getfield(v, name))
     for (i,dim_name) in enumerate(dimension_names)
-        @eval @inline Base.propertynames(v::Union{SVector{$i},MVector{$i}}, private::Bool = false) =
-            private ? ($(first(dimension_names, i)...), :data) : ($(first(dimension_names, i)...),)
+        @eval @inline function Base.propertynames(v::Union{SVector{$i},MVector{$i}}, private::Bool = false)
+            named_dims = $(first(dimension_names, i)...)
+            private ? (named_dims..., :data) : named_dims
+        end
 
         body = :(name === $(dimension_names[i]) ? getfield(v, :data)[$i] : $body)
         @eval @inline function Base.getproperty(v::Union{SVector{$i},MVector{$i}},