diff --git a/lang/java/compiler/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/compiler/specific/SpecificCompiler.java b/lang/java/compiler/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/compiler/specific/SpecificCompiler.java
index 55530455840..a5728cb02b7 100644
--- a/lang/java/compiler/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/compiler/specific/SpecificCompiler.java
+++ b/lang/java/compiler/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/compiler/specific/SpecificCompiler.java
@@ -1019,7 +1019,8 @@ public String[] javaAnnotations(JsonProperties props) {
     return new String[0];
   }
 
-  private static final String PATTERN_IDENTIFIER = "\\p{javaJavaIdentifierStart}\\p{javaJavaIdentifierPart}*";
+  private static final String PATTERN_IDENTIFIER_PART = "\\p{javaJavaIdentifierStart}\\p{javaJavaIdentifierPart}*";
+  private static final String PATTERN_IDENTIFIER = String.format("(?:%s(?:\\.%s)*)", PATTERN_IDENTIFIER_PART, PATTERN_IDENTIFIER_PART);
   private static final String PATTERN_STRING = "\"(?:\\\\[\\\\\"ntfb]|(?<!\\\\).)*\"";
   private static final String PATTERN_NUMBER = "(?:\\((?:byte|char|short|int|long|float|double)\\))?[x0-9_.]*[fl]?";
   private static final String PATTERN_LITERAL_VALUE = String.format("(?:%s|%s|true|false)", PATTERN_STRING,