diff --git a/common/mapfile.cc b/common/mapfile.cc
index d936e4b5..5add17df 100644
--- a/common/mapfile.cc
+++ b/common/mapfile.cc
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ void map_entity_t::parse_brush(parser_t &parser)
 
     brush_t brush;
 
-    if (parser.token == "(") {
+    if (parser.token == "(" || parser.token == "}") {
         brush.base_format = texcoord_style_t::quaked;
     } else {
         parser.parse_token();
diff --git a/qbsp/map.cc b/qbsp/map.cc
index 3ecc7f9d..36a729c0 100644
--- a/qbsp/map.cc
+++ b/qbsp/map.cc
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ static mapbrush_t ParseBrush(parser_t &parser, mapentity_t &entity, texture_def_
     if (!parser.parse_token(PARSE_PEEK))
         FError("{}: unexpected EOF after {{ beginning brush", parser.location);
 
-    if (parser.token == "(") {
+    if (parser.token == "(" || parser.token == "}") {
         brush.format = brushformat_t::NORMAL;
     } else {
         parser.parse_token();