diff --git a/Objective-J/acorn.js b/Objective-J/acorn.js
index 7d833098e..62e024b63 100644
--- a/Objective-J/acorn.js
+++ b/Objective-J/acorn.js
@@ -2770,6 +2770,9 @@ var preIfLevel = 0;
       return finishNode(node, "Dereference");
 
     default:
+      if(tokType.okAsIdent)
+        return parseIdent();
+
       unexpected();
     }
   }