1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/Slice/Parser.cpp b/cpp/src/Slice/Parser.cpp
index a2c88bb5358..9bf4da734c6 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Slice/Parser.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Slice/Parser.cpp
@@ -1594,17 +1594,25 @@ Slice::Container::checkIntroduced(const string& scoped, ContainedPtr namedThing)
 	//
 	// For each scope, get the container until we have the container
 	// for the first scope (which is the introduced one).
+	// For enumeration constants, step up one additional step. This
+	// is necessary because, in the syntax tree, the enumerator has
+	// a container but, when naming the enumerator in the Slice source,
+	// the enumerator enters the enclosing scope.
 	//
 	ContainerPtr c;
-	while(pos != string::npos)
+	if(EnumeratorPtr::dynamicCast(namedThing))
 	{
 	    c = namedThing->container();
 	    pos = scoped.find("::", pos + 2);
 	}
-	if(c)
+	while(c && pos != string::npos)
+	{
+	    c = ContainedPtr::dynamicCast(c)->container();
+	    pos = scoped.find("::", pos + 2);
+	}
+	if(ContainedPtr::dynamicCast(c))
 	{
 	    namedThing = ContainedPtr::dynamicCast(c);
-	    assert(namedThing);
 	}
     }