--- a/gas/read.c
+++ b/gas/read.c
@@ -2850,6 +2850,7 @@ s_mri (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 #ifdef TC_M68K
       flag_m68k_mri = 1;
 #endif
+      lex_type['?'] = LEX_BEGIN_NAME | LEX_NAME;
     }
   else
     {
@@ -2857,6 +2858,7 @@ s_mri (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 #ifdef TC_M68K
       flag_m68k_mri = 0;
 #endif
+      lex_type['?'] = LEX_QM;
     }
 
   /* Operator precedence changes in m68k MRI mode, so we need to