diff --git a/document/core/binary/instructions.rst b/document/core/binary/instructions.rst
index 27deed05..35f1cc0c 100644
--- a/document/core/binary/instructions.rst
+++ b/document/core/binary/instructions.rst
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ Parametric Instructions
 .. _binary-select:
 
 .. math::
-   \begin{array}{llclll}
+   \begin{array}{llclll@{\qquad}l}
    \production{instruction} & \Binstr &::=& \dots \\ &&|&
      \hex{1A} &\Rightarrow& \DROP \\ &&|&
      \hex{1B} &\Rightarrow& \SELECT \\ &&|&
-     \hex{1C}~~t^\ast{:}\Bvec(\Bvaltype) &\Rightarrow& \SELECT~t^\ast \\
+     \hex{1C}~~\X{rt}{:}\Bblocktype
+       &\Rightarrow& \SELECT~[t] & (\iff \X{rt} = [t]) \\
    \end{array}
 
 
diff --git a/document/core/text/instructions.rst b/document/core/text/instructions.rst
index d5901a87..6c04076a 100644
--- a/document/core/text/instructions.rst
+++ b/document/core/text/instructions.rst
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ Parametric Instructions
    \begin{array}{llclll}
    \production{instruction} & \Tplaininstr_I &::=& \dots \\ &&|&
      \text{drop} &\Rightarrow& \DROP \\ &&|&
-     \text{select}~((t{:}\Tresult)^\ast)^? &\Rightarrow& \SELECT~(t^\ast)^? \\
+     \text{select} &\Rightarrow& \SELECT \\ &&|&
+     \text{select}~t{:}\Tresult &\Rightarrow& \SELECT~[t] \\
    \end{array}
 
 
diff --git a/interpreter/binary/decode.ml b/interpreter/binary/decode.ml
index 691778de..3dc748ef 100644
--- a/interpreter/binary/decode.ml
+++ b/interpreter/binary/decode.ml
@@ -259,7 +259,11 @@ let rec instr s =
 
   | 0x1a -> drop
   | 0x1b -> select None
-  | 0x1c -> select (Some (vec value_type s))
+  | 0x1c ->
+    let ts = stack_type s in
+    (match List.length ts with
+    | 1 -> select (Some ts)
+    | _ -> error s pos "invalid number of select results")
 
   | 0x1d | 0x1e | 0x1f as b -> illegal s pos b
 
diff --git a/interpreter/binary/encode.ml b/interpreter/binary/encode.ml
index 3d7d13a5..2cce07d9 100644
--- a/interpreter/binary/encode.ml
+++ b/interpreter/binary/encode.ml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ let encode m =
 
       | Drop -> op 0x1a
       | Select None -> op 0x1b
-      | Select (Some ts) -> op 0x1c; vec value_type ts
+      | Select (Some ts) -> op 0x1c; stack_type ts
 
       | LocalGet x -> op 0x20; var x
       | LocalSet x -> op 0x21; var x
diff --git a/interpreter/syntax/ast.ml b/interpreter/syntax/ast.ml
index 06e75c39..11c7870d 100644
--- a/interpreter/syntax/ast.ml
+++ b/interpreter/syntax/ast.ml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ and instr' =
   | Unreachable                       (* trap unconditionally *)
   | Nop                               (* do nothing *)
   | Drop                              (* forget a value *)
-  | Select of value_type list option  (* branchless conditional *)
+  | Select of stack_type option       (* branchless conditional *)
   | Block of stack_type * instr list  (* execute in sequence *)
   | Loop of stack_type * instr list   (* loop header *)
   | If of stack_type * instr list * instr list  (* conditional *)
diff --git a/interpreter/text/parser.mly b/interpreter/text/parser.mly
index 6bad0891..65683e5d 100644
--- a/interpreter/text/parser.mly
+++ b/interpreter/text/parser.mly
@@ -348,26 +348,26 @@ plain_instr :
 
 select_instr :
   | SELECT select_instr_results
-    { let at = at () in fun c -> let b, ts = $2 in
-      select (if b then (Some ts) else None) @@ at }
+    { let at = at () in fun c ->
+      select $2 @@ at }
 
 select_instr_results :
-  | LPAR RESULT value_type_list RPAR select_instr_results
-    { let _, ts = $5 in true, $3 @ ts }
+  | block_type
+    { Some $1 }
   | /* empty */
-    { false, [] }
+    { None }
 
 select_instr_instr :
   | SELECT select_instr_results_instr
     { let at1 = ati 1 in
-      fun c -> let b, ts, es = $2 c in
-      select (if b then (Some ts) else None) @@ at1, es }
+      fun c -> let bt, es = $2 c in
+      select bt @@ at1, es }
 
 select_instr_results_instr :
-  | LPAR RESULT value_type_list RPAR select_instr_results_instr
-    { fun c -> let _, ts, es = $5 c in true, $3 @ ts, es }
+  | block_type instr
+    { fun c -> Some $1, $2 c }
   | instr
-    { fun c -> false, [], $1 c }
+    { fun c -> None, $1 c }
 
 
 call_instr :
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ expr :  /* Sugar */
 expr1 :  /* Sugar */
   | plain_instr expr_list { fun c -> $2 c, $1 c }
   | SELECT select_expr_results
-    { fun c -> let b, ts, es = $2 c in es, select (if b then (Some ts) else None) }
+    { fun c -> let bt, es = $2 c in es, select bt }
   | CALL_INDIRECT var call_expr_type
     { fun c -> let x, es = $3 c in es, call_indirect ($2 c table) x }
   | CALL_INDIRECT call_expr_type  /* Sugar */
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ expr1 :  /* Sugar */
       let ts, (es, es1, es2) = $3 c c' in es, if_ ts es1 es2 }
 
 select_expr_results :
-  | LPAR RESULT value_type_list RPAR select_expr_results
-    { fun c -> let _, ts, es = $5 c in true, $3 @ ts, es }
+  | block_type expr_list
+    { fun c -> Some $1, $2 c }
   | expr_list
-    { fun c -> false, [], $1 c }
+    { fun c -> None, $1 c }
 
 call_expr_type :
   | type_use call_expr_params
diff --git a/test/core/select.wast b/test/core/select.wast
index 33b7f624..638a112f 100644
--- a/test/core/select.wast
+++ b/test/core/select.wast
@@ -365,19 +365,20 @@
   (module (func $arity-0-implicit (select (nop) (nop) (i32.const 1))))
   "type mismatch"
 )
-(assert_invalid
-  (module (func $arity-0 (select (result) (nop) (nop) (i32.const 1))))
-  "invalid result arity"
+(assert_malformed
+  (module quote "(func $arity-0 (select (result) (nop) (nop) (i32.const 1)))")
+  "unexpected token"
 )
-(assert_invalid
-  (module (func $arity-2 (result i32 i32)
-    (select (result i32 i32)
-      (i32.const 0) (i32.const 0)
-      (i32.const 0) (i32.const 0)
-      (i32.const 1)
-    )
-  ))
-  "invalid result arity"
+(assert_malformed
+  (module quote
+    "(func $arity-2 (result i32 i32)"
+      "(select (result i32 i32)"
+        "(i32.const 0) (i32.const 0)"
+        "(i32.const 0) (i32.const 0)"
+        "(i32.const 1)"
+    "))"
+  )
+  "unexpected token"
 )