diff --git a/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/Tool.java b/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/Tool.java
index 16780393c..52f7d7b19 100644
--- a/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/Tool.java
+++ b/tool/src/org/antlr/v4/Tool.java
@@ -463,6 +463,11 @@ public class Tool {
 			public boolean undefined = false;
 			@Override
 			public void tokenRef(TerminalAST ref) {
+				if ("EOF".equals(ref.getText())) {
+					// this is a special predefined reference
+					return;
+				}
+
 				if ( g.isLexer() ) ruleRef(ref, null);
 			}