2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
index 88746d145b6..1ebcbc8a7d1 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ pub fn parse_item_from_source_str(name: String,
                                   sess: &ParseSess)
                                   -> Option<Gc<ast::Item>> {
     let mut p = new_parser_from_source_str(sess, cfg, name, source);
-    let attrs = p.parse_outer_attributes();
-    maybe_aborted(p.parse_item(attrs),p)
+    maybe_aborted(p.parse_item_with_outer_attributes(),p)
 }
 
 pub fn parse_meta_from_source_str(name: String,
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index e1a45e5643d..d11d303059f 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -4965,6 +4965,11 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         return IoviNone(attrs);
     }
 
+    pub fn parse_item_with_outer_attributes(&mut self) -> Option<Gc<Item>> {
+        let attrs = self.parse_outer_attributes();
+        self.parse_item(attrs)
+    }
+
     pub fn parse_item(&mut self, attrs: Vec<Attribute> ) -> Option<Gc<Item>> {
         match self.parse_item_or_view_item(attrs, true) {
             IoviNone(_) => None,