diff --git a/src/idl_parser.cpp b/src/idl_parser.cpp
index 8cfd04bdc..87b999d70 100644
--- a/src/idl_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/idl_parser.cpp
@@ -3189,6 +3189,9 @@ CheckedError Parser::ParseRoot(const char *source, const char **include_paths,
       }
     }
   }
+  // Parse JSON object only if the scheme has been parsed.
+  if (token_ == '{') { ECHECK(DoParseJson()); }
+  EXPECT(kTokenEof);
   return NoError();
 }
 
@@ -3308,7 +3311,7 @@ CheckedError Parser::DoParse(const char *source, const char **include_paths,
     } else if (IsIdent("namespace")) {
       ECHECK(ParseNamespace());
     } else if (token_ == '{') {
-      ECHECK(DoParseJson());
+      return NoError();
     } else if (IsIdent("enum")) {
       ECHECK(ParseEnum(false, nullptr));
     } else if (IsIdent("union")) {