diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index a18959d6388..bd85c705629 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-07-16  Jason Merrill  <jason@redhat.com>
+
+	* parser.c (cp_parser_nested_name_specifier_opt): If the token is
+	already CPP_NESTED_NAME_SPECIFIER, leave it alone.
+
 2019-07-12  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	* parser.c (cp_parser_omp_clause_name): Handle order clause.
diff --git a/gcc/cp/parser.c b/gcc/cp/parser.c
index f91c50ead67..14a2168eb6d 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/parser.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/parser.c
@@ -6275,7 +6275,8 @@ cp_parser_nested_name_specifier_opt (cp_parser *parser,
   cp_token *token;
 
   /* Remember where the nested-name-specifier starts.  */
-  if (cp_parser_uncommitted_to_tentative_parse_p (parser))
+  if (cp_parser_uncommitted_to_tentative_parse_p (parser)
+      && cp_lexer_next_token_is_not (parser->lexer, CPP_NESTED_NAME_SPECIFIER))
     {
       start = cp_lexer_token_position (parser->lexer, false);
       push_deferring_access_checks (dk_deferred);