2 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs b/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
index ffe86fa97..d671568b1 100644
--- a/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
@@ -196,8 +196,9 @@ fn extern_crate_item(p: &mut Parser) {
     p.bump();
     assert!(p.at(CRATE_KW));
     p.bump();
-
-    p.expect(IDENT) && alias(p) && p.expect(SEMI);
+    name(p);
+    alias(p);
+    p.expect(SEMI);
 }
 
 fn extern_block(p: &mut Parser) {
diff --git a/src/parser/grammar/mod.rs b/src/parser/grammar/mod.rs
index b949583ff..6e82d7c69 100644
--- a/src/parser/grammar/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/grammar/mod.rs
@@ -44,12 +44,22 @@ fn alias(p: &mut Parser) -> bool {
     if p.at(AS_KW) {
         let alias = p.start();
         p.bump();
-        p.expect(IDENT);
+        name(p);
         alias.complete(p, ALIAS);
     }
     true //FIXME: return false if three are errors
 }
 
+fn name(p: &mut Parser) {
+    if p.at(IDENT) {
+        let m = p.start();
+        p.bump();
+        m.complete(p, NAME);
+    } else {
+        p.error("expected a name");
+    }
+}
+
 fn error_block(p: &mut Parser, message: &str) {
     assert!(p.at(L_CURLY));
     let err = p.start();