diff --git a/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp b/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
index 46e01c55351..b89efd98649 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ bool AsmParser::ParsePrimaryExpr(const MCExpr *&Res, SMLoc &EndLoc) {
 
     StringRef Identifier;
     if (ParseIdentifier(Identifier))
-      return false;
+      return true;
 
     // This is a symbol reference.
     std::pair<StringRef, StringRef> Split = Identifier.split('@');