Index: lld/trunk/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ lld/trunk/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -1072,30 +1072,24 @@
 // * Include .foo.2 from every file but a.o
 // * Include .foo.3 from every file but b.o
 void ScriptParser::readSectionExcludes(InputSectionDescription *Cmd) {
-  Regex ExcludeFileRe;
-  std::vector<StringRef> V;
-
-  while (!Error) {
-    if (skip(")")) {
-      Cmd->SectionPatterns.push_back(
-          {std::move(ExcludeFileRe), compileGlobPatterns(V)});
-      return;
-    }
-
+  while (!Error && peek() != ")") {
+    Regex ExcludeFileRe;
     if (skip("EXCLUDE_FILE")) {
-      if (!V.empty()) {
-        Cmd->SectionPatterns.push_back(
-            {std::move(ExcludeFileRe), compileGlobPatterns(V)});
-        V.clear();
-      }
-
       expect("(");
       ExcludeFileRe = readFilePatterns();
-      continue;
     }
 
-    V.push_back(next());
+    std::vector<StringRef> V;
+    while (!Error && peek() != ")" && peek() != "EXCLUDE_FILE")
+      V.push_back(next());
+
+    if (!V.empty())
+      Cmd->SectionPatterns.push_back(
+          {std::move(ExcludeFileRe), compileGlobPatterns(V)});
+    else
+      setError("section pattern is expected");
   }
+  expect(")");
 }
 
 InputSectionDescription *
Index: lld/trunk/test/ELF/linkerscript/exclude-multiple.s
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/test/ELF/linkerscript/exclude-multiple.s
+++ lld/trunk/test/ELF/linkerscript/exclude-multiple.s
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@
 # CHECK-NEXT: Contents of section .foo.3:
 # CHECK-NEXT:  06000000 00000000
 
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { .foo : { *(EXCLUDE_FILE (*file1.o) EXCLUDE_FILE (*file2.o) .foo.3) } }" > %t2.script
+# RUN: not ld.lld -script %t2.script %tfile1.o %tfile2.o %tfile3.o -o %t2.o 2>&1 | \
+# RUN:   FileCheck %s --check-prefix=ERR
+# ERR: section pattern is expected
+
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { .foo : { *(EXCLUDE_FILE (*file1.o)) } }" > %t3.script
+# RUN: not ld.lld -script %t3.script %tfile1.o %tfile2.o %tfile3.o -o %t2.o 2>&1 | \
+# RUN:   FileCheck %s --check-prefix=ERR
+
 .section .foo.1,"a"
  .quad 1