diff --git a/relaxng.c b/relaxng.c
index e4db4967..24c3e510 100644
--- a/relaxng.c
+++ b/relaxng.c
@@ -5273,7 +5273,7 @@ xmlRelaxNGParseNameClass(xmlRelaxNGParserCtxtPtr ctxt, xmlNodePtr node,
                 if (tmp != NULL) {
                     if (last == NULL) {
                         last = tmp;
-                    } else {
+                    } else if (tmp != ret) {
                         last->next = tmp;
                         last = tmp;
                     }
diff --git a/result/relaxng/anyName1_0.err b/result/relaxng/anyName1_0.err
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20ab3157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/result/relaxng/anyName1_0.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+./test/relaxng/anyName1_0.xml validates
diff --git a/test/relaxng/anyName1.rng b/test/relaxng/anyName1.rng
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..540f1630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/relaxng/anyName1.rng
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<grammar xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0">
+  <start>
+    <element>
+      <choice>
+        <name>c</name>
+        <choice>
+          <name>a</name>
+          <name>b</name>
+        </choice>
+      </choice>
+      <empty/>
+    </element>
+  </start>
+</grammar>
diff --git a/test/relaxng/anyName1_0.xml b/test/relaxng/anyName1_0.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb08e36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/relaxng/anyName1_0.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<b/>