diff --git a/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp b/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
@@ -945,6 +945,8 @@
       readSort();
     } else if (tok == "INCLUDE") {
       readInclude();
+    } else if (tok == "(" || tok == ")") {
+      setError("expected filename pattern");
     } else if (peek() == "(") {
       osec->commands.push_back(readInputSectionDescription(tok));
     } else {
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/no-filename-spec.s b/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/no-filename-spec.s
--- a/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/no-filename-spec.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/no-filename-spec.s
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # REQUIRES: x86
+# RUN: rm -rf %t && split-file %s %t
 # RUN: echo '.section .bar, "a"; .quad 1;' | \
 # RUN:   llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux - -o %tfile1.o
 # RUN: echo '.section .zed, "a"; .quad 2;' | \
@@ -6,12 +7,28 @@
 
 ## We have a file name and no input sections description. In that case, all
 ## sections from the file specified should be included. Check that.
-# RUN: ld.lld -o %t --script %s %tfile1.o %tfile2.o
-# RUN: llvm-objdump -s %t | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: ld.lld -o %t/a -T %t/a.t %tfile1.o %tfile2.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump -s %t/a | FileCheck %s
 
 # CHECK:      Contents of section .foo:
 # CHECK-NEXT:  01000000 00000000 02000000 00000000
 
+# RUN: not ld.lld -o /dev/null -T %t/b.t %tfile1.o 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=ERR
+# RUN: not ld.lld -o /dev/null -T %t/c.t %tfile1.o 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=ERR
+# RUN: not ld.lld -o /dev/null -T %t/d.t %tfile1.o 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=ERR
+
+# ERR: error: {{.*}}.t:1: expected filename pattern
+
+#--- a.t
 SECTIONS {
  .foo : { *file1.o *file2.o }
 }
+
+#--- b.t
+SECTIONS { .foo : { (*foo) } }
+
+#--- c.t
+SECTIONS { .foo : { (*(foo)) } }
+
+#--- d.t
+SECTIONS { .foo : { )(*foo) } }