diff --git a/src/shared/cplusplus/Parser.cpp b/src/shared/cplusplus/Parser.cpp
index 7c36c13a305..6f979152e09 100644
--- a/src/shared/cplusplus/Parser.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/cplusplus/Parser.cpp
@@ -2402,10 +2402,18 @@ bool Parser::parseNamespaceAliasDefinition(DeclarationAST *&node)
 
 bool Parser::parseDeclarationStatement(StatementAST *&node)
 {
+    unsigned start = cursor();
     DeclarationAST *declaration = 0;
     if (! parseBlockDeclaration(declaration))
         return false;
 
+    if (SimpleDeclarationAST *simpleDeclaration = declaration->asSimpleDeclaration()) {
+        if (! simpleDeclaration->decl_specifier_seq) {
+            rewind(start);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     DeclarationStatementAST *ast = new (_pool) DeclarationStatementAST;
     ast->declaration = declaration;
     node = ast;