diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/name.js b/lib/jsdoc/name.js
index b3b97d4b..695c37f6 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/name.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/name.js
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ exports.shorten = function(longname, forcedMemberof) {
     
     // like /** @name foo.bar(2) */
     if ( /(.+)\(([^)]+)\)$/.test(name) ) {
-        name = RegExp.$1, variation = RegExp.$2;
+        name = RegExp.$1;
+        variation = RegExp.$2;
     }
     
     //// restore quoted strings back again