diff --git a/lib/rules/jsx-uses-vars.js b/lib/rules/jsx-uses-vars.js
index 86a32f1f46..2ccdc5d360 100644
--- a/lib/rules/jsx-uses-vars.js
+++ b/lib/rules/jsx-uses-vars.js
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ module.exports = {
     return {
       JSXOpeningElement(node) {
         let name;
-        if (node.name.namespace && node.name.namespace.name) {
+        if (node.name.namespace) {
           // <Foo:Bar>
-          name = node.name.namespace.name;
-        } else if (node.name.name) {
+          return;
+        }
+        if (node.name.name) {
           // <Foo>
           name = node.name.name;
         } else if (node.name.object) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/jsx-uses-vars.js b/tests/lib/rules/jsx-uses-vars.js
index b93e7c3547..ce02d7fc29 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/jsx-uses-vars.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/jsx-uses-vars.js
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ ruleTester.run('no-unused-vars', ruleNoUnusedVars, {
         var App;
         <App.Hello />
       `
-    }, {
-      code: `
-        /* eslint jsx-uses-vars: 1 */
-        var App;
-        <App:Hello />
-      `
     }, {
       code: `
         /* eslint jsx-uses-vars: 1 */
@@ -143,7 +137,7 @@ ruleTester.run('no-unused-vars', ruleNoUnusedVars, {
         var Hello;
         React.render(<App:Hello/>);
       `,
-      errors: [{message: '\'Hello\' is defined but never used.'}]
+      errors: [{message: '\'App\' is defined but never used.'}, {message: '\'Hello\' is defined but never used.'}]
     }, {
       code: `
         /* eslint jsx-uses-vars: 1 */