diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index d41ed480..0319398b 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -804,6 +804,10 @@ func TestDecoder(t *testing.T) {
 			"v: 1[]{},!%?&*",
 			map[string]string{"v": "1[]{},!%?&*"},
 		},
+		{
+			"v: user's item",
+			map[string]string{"v": "user's item"},
+		},
 		{
 			"v: [1,[2,[3,[4,5],6],7],8]",
 			map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/scanner/scanner.go b/scanner/scanner.go
index 5b3957a3..531bfa60 100644
--- a/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -452,11 +452,13 @@ func (s *Scanner) scan(ctx *Context) (pos int) {
 			pos += progress
 			return
 		case '\'', '"':
-			token, progress := s.scanQuote(ctx, c)
-			ctx.addToken(token)
-			s.progressColumn(ctx, progress)
-			pos += progress
-			return
+			if ctx.bufferedSrc() == "" {
+				token, progress := s.scanQuote(ctx, c)
+				ctx.addToken(token)
+				s.progressColumn(ctx, progress)
+				pos += progress
+				return
+			}
 		case '\n':
 			s.scanNewLine(ctx, c)
 			continue