diff --git a/js/src/jsparse.cpp b/js/src/jsparse.cpp
index b4dea33ed1a..821481943a5 100644
--- a/js/src/jsparse.cpp
+++ b/js/src/jsparse.cpp
@@ -8071,16 +8071,11 @@ Parser::primaryExpr(TokenKind tt, JSBool afterDot)
             return NULL;
         if (PN_TYPE(pn->pn_kid) == TOK_USESHARP ||
             PN_TYPE(pn->pn_kid) == TOK_DEFSHARP ||
-#if JS_HAS_XML_SUPPORT
-            PN_TYPE(pn->pn_kid) == TOK_XMLCOMMENT ||
-            PN_TYPE(pn->pn_kid) == TOK_XMLCDATA ||
-            PN_TYPE(pn->pn_kid) == TOK_XMLPTAGC ||
-            PN_TYPE(pn->pn_kid) == TOK_XMLELEM ||
-#endif
             PN_TYPE(pn->pn_kid) == TOK_STRING ||
             PN_TYPE(pn->pn_kid) == TOK_NUMBER ||
             PN_TYPE(pn->pn_kid) == TOK_PRIMARY) {
-            reportErrorNumber(pn->pn_kid, JSREPORT_ERROR, JSMSG_BAD_SHARP_VAR_DEF);
+            ReportCompileErrorNumber(context, &tokenStream, pn->pn_kid, JSREPORT_ERROR,
+                                     JSMSG_BAD_SHARP_VAR_DEF);
             return NULL;
         }
         if (!tc->ensureSharpSlots())
diff --git a/js/src/tests/e4x/extensions/regress-335051.js b/js/src/tests/e4x/extensions/regress-335051.js
index 6ca5a909108..a8460de9a93 100644
--- a/js/src/tests/e4x/extensions/regress-335051.js
+++ b/js/src/tests/e4x/extensions/regress-335051.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 var gTestfile = 'regress-335051.js';
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 var BUGNUMBER = 335051;
-var summary = 'E4X literals should be acceptable values for sharp variables';
+var summary = '';
 var actual = '';
 var expect = '';
 
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ function test()
   testSyntax("#1=function() { }", true);
   testSyntax("#1=(new Date())", true);
 
-  testSyntax("#1=<a/>", false);
-  testSyntax("#1=<!-- -->", false);
-  testSyntax("#1=<a>b</a>", false);
-  testSyntax("[#1=<a>b</a>, #1#]", false);
-  testSyntax("#1=(<a/>)", false);
-  testSyntax("#1=(<![CDATA[foo]]>)", false);
+  testSyntax("#1=<a/>", true);
+  testSyntax("#1=<!-- -->", true);
+  testSyntax("#1=<a>b</a>", true);
+  testSyntax("[#1=<a>b</a>, #1#]", true);
+  testSyntax("#1=(<a/>)", true);
+  testSyntax("#1=(<![CDATA[foo]]>)", true);
 
   testSyntax("#1=123", false);
   testSyntax("#1='foo'", false);