diff --git a/src/pcre2_compile.c b/src/pcre2_compile.c
index 266d321..d72d9bd 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_compile.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_compile.c
@@ -2246,8 +2246,8 @@ if (utf && is_group)
     if (type != ucp_Nd && PRIV(ucp_gentype)[type] != ucp_L &&
         c != CHAR_UNDERSCORE) break;
     ptr++;
+    FORWARDCHARTEST(ptr, ptrend);
     if (ptr >= ptrend) break;
-    FORWARDCHAR(ptr);
     GETCHAR(c, ptr);
     type = UCD_CHARTYPE(c);
     }
diff --git a/testdata/testinput10 b/testdata/testinput10
index 50e489f..4399f82 100644
--- a/testdata/testinput10
+++ b/testdata/testinput10
@@ -489,4 +489,8 @@
 
 /(?'ABZC6789012345678901234567890123'...)/utf
 
+/(?(n/utf
+
+/(?(á/utf
+
 # End of testinput10
diff --git a/testdata/testinput12 b/testdata/testinput12
index 29d1095..466fb93 100644
--- a/testdata/testinput12
+++ b/testdata/testinput12
@@ -398,4 +398,8 @@
     \x{2e80}\x{3105}\x{2e80}\x{30a1}   Han Bopomofo Han Katakana
     \x{d800}\x{dfff}                   Surrogates (Unknown) \=no_utf_check
 
+/(?(n/utf
+
+/(?(á/utf
+
 # End of testinput12
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput10 b/testdata/testoutput10
index 724b8bc..dfecda1 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput10
+++ b/testdata/testoutput10
@@ -1645,4 +1645,10 @@ Failed: error 148 at offset 36: subpattern name is too long (maximum 32 code uni
 
 /(?'ABZC6789012345678901234567890123'...)/utf
 
+/(?(n/utf
+Failed: error 142 at offset 4: syntax error in subpattern name (missing terminator?)
+
+/(?(á/utf
+Failed: error 142 at offset 5: syntax error in subpattern name (missing terminator?)
+
 # End of testinput10
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput12-16 b/testdata/testoutput12-16
index 09151b4..3f2c91f 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput12-16
+++ b/testdata/testoutput12-16
@@ -1496,4 +1496,10 @@ Failed: error 191 at offset 0: PCRE2_EXTRA_ALLOW_SURROGATE_ESCAPES is not allowe
     \x{2e80}\x{3105}\x{2e80}\x{30a1}   Han Bopomofo Han Katakana
     \x{d800}\x{dfff}                   Surrogates (Unknown) \=no_utf_check
 
+/(?(n/utf
+Failed: error 142 at offset 4: syntax error in subpattern name (missing terminator?)
+
+/(?(á/utf
+Failed: error 142 at offset 4: syntax error in subpattern name (missing terminator?)
+
 # End of testinput12
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput12-32 b/testdata/testoutput12-32
index ea70896..cb90190 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput12-32
+++ b/testdata/testoutput12-32
@@ -1494,4 +1494,10 @@ No match
     \x{d800}\x{dfff}                   Surrogates (Unknown) \=no_utf_check
  0: \x{d800}
 
+/(?(n/utf
+Failed: error 142 at offset 4: syntax error in subpattern name (missing terminator?)
+
+/(?(á/utf
+Failed: error 142 at offset 4: syntax error in subpattern name (missing terminator?)
+
 # End of testinput12