diff --git a/mlir/lib/Parser/LocationParser.cpp b/mlir/lib/Parser/LocationParser.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Parser/LocationParser.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Parser/LocationParser.cpp
@@ -126,17 +126,11 @@
 
   // Check for a child location.
   if (consumeIf(Token::l_paren)) {
-    auto childSourceLoc = getToken().getLoc();
-
     // Parse the child location.
     LocationAttr childLoc;
     if (parseLocationInstance(childLoc))
       return failure();
 
-    // The child must not be another NameLoc.
-    if (childLoc.isa<NameLoc>())
-      return emitError(childSourceLoc,
-                       "child of NameLoc cannot be another NameLoc");
     loc = NameLoc::get(StringAttr::get(ctx, str), childLoc);
 
     // Parse the closing ')'.
diff --git a/mlir/test/IR/invalid-locations.mlir b/mlir/test/IR/invalid-locations.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/IR/invalid-locations.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/IR/invalid-locations.mlir
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@
 
 // -----
 
-func @location_name_child_is_name() {
-^bb:
-  return loc("foo"("foo")) // expected-error {{child of NameLoc cannot be another NameLoc}}
-}
-
-// -----
-
 func @location_callsite_missing_l_paren() {
 ^bb:
   return loc(callsite unknown  // expected-error {{expected '(' in callsite location}}
diff --git a/mlir/test/IR/locations.mlir b/mlir/test/IR/locations.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/IR/locations.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/IR/locations.mlir
@@ -69,5 +69,11 @@
     "foo.yield"(%1) : (i32) -> ()
   }) : () -> ()
 
+// CHECK-LABEL: func @location_name_child_is_name
+func @location_name_child_is_name() {
+  // CHECK: "foo"("foo")
+  return loc("foo"("foo"))
+}
+
 // CHECK-ALIAS: #[[LOC]] = loc("out_of_line_location")
 #loc = loc("out_of_line_location")