1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_util.rb b/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_util.rb
index 5d14650fac..6e52cd069f 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_util.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_util.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class NameDescriptor
       if @method_name =~ /::|\.|#/ or !tokens.empty?
         raise RiError.new("Bad argument: #{arg}") 
       end
-      if separator
+      if separator && separator != '.'
         @is_class_method = separator == "::"
       end
     end