diff --git a/components/compiler/fileparser.cpp b/components/compiler/fileparser.cpp
index 185af4a51..e90e9a8f6 100644
--- a/components/compiler/fileparser.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/fileparser.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ namespace Compiler
                           /// \todo allow this workaround to be disabled for newer scripts
         }
 
+        if (mState==BeginCompleteState)
+        {
+            reportWarning ("Stray string (" + name + ") after begin statement", loc);
+            return true;
+        }
+
         return Parser::parseName (name, loc, scanner);
     }