diff --git a/lib/rdoc/parsers/parse_rb.rb b/lib/rdoc/parsers/parse_rb.rb
index 4c10bc4461..f127d8462e 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/parsers/parse_rb.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/parsers/parse_rb.rb
@@ -2267,6 +2267,8 @@ module RDoc
         tk.text.sub(/^:/, '')
       when TkId, TkOp
         tk.name
+      when TkSTRING
+        tk.text
       else
         raise "Name or symbol expected (got #{tk})"
       end