diff --git a/yaserde/tests/flatten.rs b/yaserde/tests/flatten.rs
index 660fabc..cbd980d 100644
--- a/yaserde/tests/flatten.rs
+++ b/yaserde/tests/flatten.rs
@@ -231,3 +231,49 @@ fn flatten_attribute_and_child() {
   serialize_and_validate!(model, content);
   deserialize_and_validate!(content, model, Node);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn flatten_name_in_unknown_child() {
+  init();
+
+  #[derive(Default, PartialEq, Debug, YaDeserialize, YaSerialize)]
+  pub struct Node {
+    #[yaserde(flatten)]
+    base: Base,
+    #[yaserde(child)]
+    value: Value,
+  }
+
+  #[derive(Default, PartialEq, Debug, YaDeserialize, YaSerialize)]
+  struct Base {
+    #[yaserde(attribute)]
+    id: String,
+  }
+
+  #[derive(PartialEq, Debug, YaDeserialize, YaSerialize)]
+  enum Value {
+    Foo(FooStruct),
+  }
+
+  #[derive(Default, PartialEq, Debug, YaDeserialize, YaSerialize)]
+  struct FooStruct {}
+
+  impl Default for Value {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+      Self::Foo(FooStruct::default())
+    }
+  }
+
+  let model = Node {
+    base: Base {
+      id: "Foo".to_owned(),
+    },
+    value: Value::default(),
+  };
+
+  let content = r#"<Node id="Foo"><value><Foo /></value></Node>"#;
+  serialize_and_validate!(model, content);
+
+  let content = r#"<Node id="Foo"><value><SomethingThatDoesntExist><value></value></SomethingThatDoesntExist></value></Node>"#;
+  deserialize_and_validate!(content, model, Node);
+}
diff --git a/yaserde_derive/src/de/expand_enum.rs b/yaserde_derive/src/de/expand_enum.rs
index 757c015..0b7a97e 100644
--- a/yaserde_derive/src/de/expand_enum.rs
+++ b/yaserde_derive/src/de/expand_enum.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn parse(
               }
             }
             ::yaserde::__xml::reader::XmlEvent::EndElement { ref name } => {
-              if name.local_name == named_element {
+              if name.local_name == named_element && reader.depth() == start_depth + 1 {
                 break;
               }
               let _root = reader.next_event();
diff --git a/yaserde_derive/src/de/expand_struct.rs b/yaserde_derive/src/de/expand_struct.rs
index 4f5ba1f..592ae94 100644
--- a/yaserde_derive/src/de/expand_struct.rs
+++ b/yaserde_derive/src/de/expand_struct.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ pub fn parse(
               depth += 1;
             }
             ::yaserde::__xml::reader::XmlEvent::EndElement { ref name } => {
-              if name.local_name == named_element {
+              if name.local_name == named_element && reader.depth() == start_depth + 1 {
                 #write_unused
                 break;
               }