diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 35c60fc5ccf..e529366f40c 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -5533,6 +5533,8 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyTokenList1(const char FileName[])
     // remove __attribute__((?))
     simplifyAttribute();
 
+    validate();
+
     // Bail out if code is garbage
     if (mTimerResults) {
         Timer t("Tokenizer::simplifyTokens1::simplifyTokenList1::findGarbageCode", mSettings.showtime, mTimerResults);
diff --git a/test/cli/fuzz-crash/crash-cb1d71440b24712fdf0bdcee43b9b3f1bc35c0d0 b/test/cli/fuzz-crash/crash-cb1d71440b24712fdf0bdcee43b9b3f1bc35c0d0
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37d2ba6564c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/fuzz-crash/crash-cb1d71440b24712fdf0bdcee43b9b3f1bc35c0d0
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(n@()###);
\ No newline at end of file