diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
index 7634d03b..47769d75 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@ exports.defineTags = function(dictionary) {
                 setDocletTypeToValueType(doclet, tag);
                 doclet.addTag('name', doclet.type.names[0]);
             }
+            else {
+                setDocletNameToValue(doclet, tag);
+            }
         }
     })
     .synonym('host');