1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala
index 33db4ee2d5..c508e14343 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala
@@ -980,11 +980,8 @@ self =>
 
     /** Assumed (provisionally) to be TermNames. */
     def ident(skipIt: Boolean): Name =
-      if (isIdent) {
-        val name = in.name.encode
-        in.nextToken()
-        name
-      } else {
+      if (isIdent) rawIdent().encode
+      else {
         syntaxErrorOrIncomplete(expectedMsg(IDENTIFIER), skipIt)
         nme.ERROR
       }