--- a/crates/jrsonnet-ir-parser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/jrsonnet-ir-parser/src/lib.rs
@@ -219,8 +219,14 @@
 }
 
 fn ident(p: &mut Parser<'_>) -> Result<IStr> {
+	if !p.at(SyntaxKind::IDENT) {
+		return Err(p.error(format!(
+			"expected identifier, got {}",
+			p.current_desc()
+		)));
+	}
 	let text = p.text();
-	p.eat(SyntaxKind::IDENT)?;
+	p.eat_any();
 	Ok(IStr::from(text))
 }