diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/parser.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/parser.js
index 7d5bdc22..ce38a26a 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/parser.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/parser.js
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Parser.prototype.astnodeToMemberof = function(node) {
             result = jsdoc.name.LONGNAMES.ANONYMOUS + jsdoc.name.SCOPE.PUNC.INNER;
        }
         else {
-            result = (doclet.longname || doclet.name) + jsdoc.name.SCOPE.PUNC.INNER;
+            result = doclet.longname + jsdoc.name.SCOPE.PUNC.INNER;
         }
     }
     else {
@@ -341,12 +341,11 @@ Parser.prototype.astnodeToMemberof = function(node) {
 
         // do we know that it's a global?
         doclet = this.refs[jsdoc.name.LONGNAMES.GLOBAL];
+
         if ( doclet && definedInScope(doclet, basename) ) {
             result = [doclet.meta.vars[basename], basename];
         }
-
-        // have we seen the node's parent? if so, use that
-        else if (node.parent) {
+        else {
             doclet = this._getDoclet(node.parent.nodeId);
 
             // set the result if we found a doclet. (if we didn't, the AST node may describe a