1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/n3.c b/src/n3.c
index 1ae98a56..6036bc7f 100644
--- a/src/n3.c
+++ b/src/n3.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ read_BLANK_NODE_LABEL(SerdReader* reader, SerdNode** dest, bool* ate_dot)
     *ate_dot = true;
   }
 
-  if (fancy_syntax(reader)) {
+  if (fancy_syntax(reader) && !(reader->flags & SERD_READ_EXACT_BLANKS)) {
     if (is_digit(buf[reader->bprefix_len + 1])) {
       if ((buf[reader->bprefix_len]) == 'b') {
         buf[reader->bprefix_len] = 'B'; // Prevent clash