diff --git a/yaserde/tests/se_namespace.rs b/yaserde/tests/se_namespace.rs
index d046569..14453d6 100644
--- a/yaserde/tests/se_namespace.rs
+++ b/yaserde/tests/se_namespace.rs
@@ -47,12 +47,19 @@ fn ser_enum_namespace() {
   pub enum XmlStruct {
     #[yaserde(prefix = "ns")]
     Item,
+    #[yaserde(prefix = "ns")]
+    ItemWithField(String),
   }
 
   let model = XmlStruct::Item;
 
   let content = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?><ns:root xmlns:ns=\"http://www.sample.com/ns/domain\">ns:Item</ns:root>";
   convert_and_validate!(model, content);
+
+  let model = XmlStruct::ItemWithField("Value".to_string());
+
+  let content = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?><ns:root xmlns:ns=\"http://www.sample.com/ns/domain\"><ns:ItemWithField>Value</ns:ItemWithField></ns:root>";
+  convert_and_validate!(model, content);
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/yaserde_derive/src/ser/expand_enum.rs b/yaserde_derive/src/ser/expand_enum.rs
index c1eedc6..f61e40f 100644
--- a/yaserde_derive/src/ser/expand_enum.rs
+++ b/yaserde_derive/src/ser/expand_enum.rs
@@ -17,16 +17,15 @@ pub fn serialize(
     .variants
     .iter()
     .map(|variant| {
-      let variant_attrs = YaSerdeAttribute::parse(&variant.attrs);
-      let renamed_label = match variant_attrs.rename {
-        Some(value) => Ident::new(&value, Span::call_site()),
-        None => variant.ident.clone(),
-      };
       let label = &variant.ident;
-      let label_name = if let Some(prefix) = variant_attrs.prefix {
-        prefix + ":" + renamed_label.to_string().as_ref()
-      } else {
-        renamed_label.to_string()
+      let label_name = {
+        let variant_attrs = YaSerdeAttribute::parse(&variant.attrs);
+        let prefix = variant_attrs.prefix.map_or(String::new(), |p| p + ":");
+        let renamed_label = variant_attrs
+          .rename
+          .unwrap_or_else(|| variant.ident.to_string());
+
+        prefix + renamed_label.as_str()
       };
 
       match variant.fields {
@@ -124,11 +123,9 @@ pub fn serialize(
                 return None;
               }
 
-              let field_label_name = renamed_label.to_string();
-
               let write_element = |action: &TokenStream| {
                 quote! {
-                  let struct_start_event = XmlEvent::start_element(#field_label_name);
+                  let struct_start_event = XmlEvent::start_element(#label_name);
                   let _ret = writer.write(struct_start_event);
 
                   #action