diff --git a/lib/rdoc/parser/ruby.rb b/lib/rdoc/parser/ruby.rb
index f1856acce8..8599f655ad 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/parser/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/parser/ruby.rb
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ def initialize(top_level, file_name, content, options, stats)
     @size = 0
     @token_listeners = nil
     @scanner = RDoc::RipperStateLex.parse(content)
+    @content = content
     @scanner_point = 0
     @prev_seek = nil
     @markup = @options.markup
@@ -2067,6 +2068,12 @@ def scan
         parse_top_level_statements @top_level
 
       rescue StandardError => e
+        if @content.include?('<%') and @content.include?('%>') then
+          # Maybe, this is ERB.
+          $stderr.puts "\033[2KRDoc detects ERB file. Skips it for compatibility:"
+          $stderr.puts @file_name
+          return
+        end
         bytes = ''
 
         if @scanner_point >= @scanner.size