diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/adt.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/adt.rs
index e65f8deb866..40a45b83129 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/adt.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/adt.rs
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ pub fn struct_data(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Cancelable<Arc<StructData>>
         Ok(db.struct_data(self.def_id)?)
     }
 
-    pub fn name(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Cancelable<SmolStr> {
+    pub fn name(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Cancelable<Option<SmolStr>> {
         Ok(db.struct_data(self.def_id)?.name.clone())
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct StructData {
-    name: SmolStr,
+    name: Option<SmolStr>,
     variant_data: Arc<VariantData>,
 }
 
@@ -47,17 +47,14 @@ pub(crate) fn new(
         module: &Module,
         struct_def: ast::StructDef,
     ) -> Cancelable<StructData> {
-        let name = struct_def
-            .name()
-            .map(|n| n.text())
-            .unwrap_or(SmolStr::new("[error]"));
+        let name = struct_def.name().map(|n| n.text());
         let variant_data = VariantData::new(db, module, struct_def.flavor())?;
         let variant_data = Arc::new(variant_data);
         Ok(StructData { name, variant_data })
     }
 
-    pub fn name(&self) -> &SmolStr {
-        &self.name
+    pub fn name(&self) -> Option<&SmolStr> {
+        self.name.as_ref()
     }
 
     pub fn variant_data(&self) -> &Arc<VariantData> {
@@ -78,14 +75,14 @@ pub fn def_id(&self) -> DefId {
         self.def_id
     }
 
-    pub fn name(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Cancelable<SmolStr> {
+    pub fn name(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Cancelable<Option<SmolStr>> {
         Ok(db.enum_data(self.def_id)?.name.clone())
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct EnumData {
-    name: SmolStr,
+    name: Option<SmolStr>,
     variants: Vec<(SmolStr, Arc<VariantData>)>,
 }
 
@@ -95,10 +92,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new(
         module: &Module,
         enum_def: ast::EnumDef,
     ) -> Cancelable<Self> {
-        let name = enum_def
-            .name()
-            .map(|n| n.text())
-            .unwrap_or(SmolStr::new("[error]"));
+        let name = enum_def.name().map(|n| n.text());
         let variants = if let Some(evl) = enum_def.variant_list() {
             evl.variants()
                 .map(|v| {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty.rs
index 7b8dbe6b759..3674688ef4c 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    Def, DefId, FnScopes, Module, Function, Struct, Path,
+    Def, DefId, FnScopes, Module, Function, Struct, Enum, Path,
     db::HirDatabase,
     adt::VariantData,
 };
@@ -251,7 +251,18 @@ pub fn type_for_fn(db: &impl HirDatabase, f: Function) -> Cancelable<Ty> {
 pub fn type_for_struct(db: &impl HirDatabase, s: Struct) -> Cancelable<Ty> {
     Ok(Ty::Adt {
         def_id: s.def_id(),
-        name: s.name(db)?,
+        name: s
+            .name(db)?
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| SmolStr::new("[unnamed struct]")),
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn type_for_enum(db: &impl HirDatabase, s: Enum) -> Cancelable<Ty> {
+    Ok(Ty::Adt {
+        def_id: s.def_id(),
+        name: s
+            .name(db)?
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| SmolStr::new("[unnamed enum]")),
     })
 }
 
@@ -264,10 +275,7 @@ pub fn type_for_def(db: &impl HirDatabase, def_id: DefId) -> Cancelable<Ty> {
         }
         Def::Function(f) => type_for_fn(db, f),
         Def::Struct(s) => type_for_struct(db, s),
-        Def::Enum(e) => Ok(Ty::Adt {
-            def_id,
-            name: e.name(db)?,
-        }),
+        Def::Enum(e) => type_for_enum(db, e),
         Def::Item => {
             log::debug!("trying to get type for item of unknown type {:?}", def_id);
             Ok(Ty::Unknown)