diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bc47a65..3059829 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.148
+1.5.149
diff --git a/base/verilog.c b/base/verilog.c
index 8fa0453..0acce53 100644
--- a/base/verilog.c
+++ b/base/verilog.c
@@ -1218,9 +1218,11 @@ skip_endmodule:
 		    lhs = LookupObject(nodename, CurrentCell);
 		    *aptr = '[';
 		}
+		else strcpy(noderoot, nexttok);
 	    }
 	    else {
 		lhs = LookupObject(nexttok, CurrentCell);
+		strcpy(noderoot, nexttok);
 	    }
 	    SkipTokComments(VLOG_DELIMITERS);
 	    if (lhs && ((!nexttok) || (!match(nexttok, "=")))) {