diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Parser.cpp b/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Parser.cpp
index 05ac1102452..c2198b65783 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Parser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Parser.cpp
@@ -1834,7 +1834,11 @@ bool Parser::parseEnumSpecifier(SpecifierListAST *&node)
             error(cursor(), "expected identifier before '%s'", tok().spell());
             return false;
         }
-        parseName(ast->name);
+
+        if (LA() == T_IDENTIFIER)
+            parseName(ast->name);
+        else
+            return false;
 
         if (_languageFeatures.cxx11Enabled && LA() == T_COLON) {
             ast->colon_token = consumeToken();