diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index b8d5e6cbf1..49833e0bbe 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -8072,6 +8072,7 @@ parse_ident(struct parser_params *parser, int c, int cmd_state)
 
     ident = tokenize_ident(parser, last_state);
     if (!IS_lex_state_for(last_state, EXPR_DOT|EXPR_FNAME) &&
+	(result == tIDENTIFIER) && /* not EXPR_FNAME, not attrasgn */
 	lvar_defined(ident)) {
 	SET_LEX_STATE(EXPR_END|EXPR_LABEL);
     }