diff --git a/gen/src/file.rs b/gen/src/file.rs
index c6964071..1b324cb6 100644
--- a/gen/src/file.rs
+++ b/gen/src/file.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ fn parse_args(attr: &Attribute) -> Result<Namespace> {
     if attr.tokens.is_empty() {
         Ok(Namespace::none())
     } else {
-        attr.parse_args()
+        attr.parse_args_with(Namespace::parse_bridge_attr_namespace)
     }
 }
diff --git a/macro/src/lib.rs b/macro/src/lib.rs
index 291b03ce..4d9b9861 100644
--- a/macro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::syntax::file::Module;
 use crate::syntax::namespace::Namespace;
 use crate::syntax::qualified::QualifiedName;
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
-use syn::parse::{Parse, ParseStream, Result};
+use syn::parse::{Parse, ParseStream, Parser, Result};
 use syn::parse_macro_input;
 
 /// `#[cxx::bridge] mod ffi { ... }`
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ use syn::parse_macro_input;
 pub fn bridge(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let _ = syntax::error::ERRORS;
 
-    let namespace = parse_macro_input!(args as Namespace);
+    let namespace = match Namespace::parse_bridge_attr_namespace.parse(args) {
+        Ok(ns) => ns,
+        Err(err) => return err.to_compile_error().into(),
+    };
     let mut ffi = parse_macro_input!(input as Module);
     ffi.namespace = namespace;
 
diff --git a/syntax/attrs.rs b/syntax/attrs.rs
index 25af2296..af73b7a5 100644
--- a/syntax/attrs.rs
+++ b/syntax/attrs.rs
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ fn parse_function_alias_attribute(input: ParseStream) -> Result<Ident> {
 }
 
 fn parse_namespace_attribute(input: ParseStream) -> Result<Namespace> {
-    let content;
-    syn::parenthesized!(content in input);
-    let namespace = content.parse::<Namespace>()?;
+    input.parse::<Token![=]>()?;
+    let namespace = input.parse::<Namespace>()?;
     Ok(namespace)
 }
diff --git a/syntax/namespace.rs b/syntax/namespace.rs
index 49b31d14..b4c6716d 100644
--- a/syntax/namespace.rs
+++ b/syntax/namespace.rs
@@ -24,19 +24,23 @@ impl Namespace {
     pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter<Ident> {
         self.segments.iter()
     }
+
+    pub fn parse_bridge_attr_namespace(input: ParseStream) -> Result<Namespace> {
+        if input.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Namespace::none());
+        }
+
+        input.parse::<kw::namespace>()?;
+        input.parse::<Token![=]>()?;
+        let ns = input.parse::<Namespace>()?;
+        input.parse::<Option<Token![,]>>()?;
+        Ok(ns)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Parse for Namespace {
     fn parse(input: ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
-        let mut segments = Vec::new();
-        if !input.is_empty() {
-            input.parse::<kw::namespace>()?;
-            input.parse::<Token![=]>()?;
-            segments = input
-                .call(QualifiedName::parse_quoted_or_unquoted)?
-                .segments;
-            input.parse::<Option<Token![,]>>()?;
-        }
+        let segments = QualifiedName::parse_quoted_or_unquoted(input)?.segments;
         Ok(Namespace { segments })
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ffi/class_in_ns.rs b/tests/ffi/class_in_ns.rs
index 8b505613..a03da78c 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/class_in_ns.rs
+++ b/tests/ffi/class_in_ns.rs
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ pub mod ffi3 {
     extern "C" {
         include!("tests/ffi/tests.h");
 
-        #[namespace (namespace = I)]
+        #[namespace = "I"]
         type I;
 
         fn get(self: &I) -> u32;
 
-        #[namespace (namespace = I)]
+        #[namespace = "I"]
         fn ns_c_return_unique_ptr_ns() -> UniquePtr<I>;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ffi/extra.rs b/tests/ffi/extra.rs
index 633cf937..58700a2f 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/extra.rs
+++ b/tests/ffi/extra.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ pub mod ffi2 {
 
         type D = crate::other::D;
         type E = crate::other::E;
-        #[namespace (namespace = F)]
+        #[namespace = "F"]
         type F = crate::other::f::F;
-        #[namespace (namespace = G)]
+        #[namespace = "G"]
         type G = crate::other::G;
 
-        #[namespace(namespace = H)]
+        #[namespace = "H"]
         type H;
 
         fn c_take_trivial_ptr(d: UniquePtr<D>);
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ pub mod ffi2 {
         fn c_return_ns_unique_ptr() -> UniquePtr<H>;
         fn c_take_ref_ns_c(h: &H);
 
-        #[namespace (namespace = other)]
+        #[namespace = "other"]
         fn ns_c_take_trivial(d: D);
-        #[namespace (namespace = other)]
+        #[namespace = "other"]
         fn ns_c_return_trivial() -> D;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ffi/lib.rs b/tests/ffi/lib.rs
index be145f37..17146ce7 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/ffi/lib.rs
@@ -76,27 +76,27 @@ pub mod ffi {
         CVal,
     }
 
-    #[namespace(namespace = A)]
+    #[namespace = "A"]
     #[derive(Clone)]
     struct AShared {
         z: usize,
     }
 
-    #[namespace(namespace = A)]
+    #[namespace = "A"]
     enum AEnum {
         AAVal,
         ABVal = 2020,
         ACVal,
     }
 
-    #[namespace(namespace = A::B)]
+    #[namespace = "A::B"]
     enum ABEnum {
         ABAVal,
         ABBVal = 2020,
         ABCVal,
     }
 
-    #[namespace(namespace = A::B)]
+    #[namespace = "A::B"]
     #[derive(Clone)]
     struct ABShared {
         z: usize,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pub mod ffi {
         #[rust_name = "str_overloaded_function"]
         fn cOverloadedFunction(x: &str) -> String;
 
-        #[namespace (namespace = other)]
+        #[namespace = "other"]
         fn ns_c_take_ns_shared(shared: AShared);
     }