diff --git a/mode/xml.py b/mode/xml.py
index f728d30..cf9c8e4 100644
--- a/mode/xml.py
+++ b/mode/xml.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TagGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
         PatternRule(r'attrname', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]+(?==)'),
         PatternRule(r'namespace', r'[a-zA-Z_]+(?=:)'),
-        PatternRule(r'name', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]+'),
+        PatternRule(r'name', r'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
         PatternRule(r'delimiter', r'[/=]'),
         RegionRule(r'string', r'"', StringGrammar1, r'"'),
         RegionRule(r'string', r"'", StringGrammar2, r"'"),