diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar/items.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar/items.rs
index b646dd0702a..aa5fe077721 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar/items.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/grammar/items.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ fn items_without_modifiers(p: &mut Parser) -> Option<SyntaxKind> {
             }
             STRUCT_DEF
         }
-        IDENT if p.at_contextual_kw("union") => {
+        IDENT if p.at_contextual_kw("union") && p.nth(1) == IDENT => {
             // test union_items
             // union Foo {}
             // union Foo {