diff --git a/bindep/depends.py b/bindep/depends.py
index 3ccd9c4..cf6304c 100644
--- a/bindep/depends.py
+++ b/bindep/depends.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ rule = <name>:name selector?:selector version?:version ('\n'|comment) -> (
     name, selector or [], version or [])
 lowercase = ('a'|'b'|'c'|'d'|'e'|'f'|'g'|'h'|'i'|'j'|'k'|'l'|'m'|'n'|'o'|'p'
             |'q'|'r'|'s'|'t'|'u'|'v'|'w'|'x'|'y'|'z')
-name = letterOrDigit:start (letterOrDigit|'.'|'+'|'-'|'_'|'/')+:rest
+name = (letterOrDigit|'/'):start (letterOrDigit|'.'|'+'|'-'|'_'|'/')+:rest
 ws = ' '+
 profile = ('!'?:neg <(lowercase|digit|':'|'-'|'.')+>:name) -> (neg!='!', name)
 profiles = '(' (ws? profile)*:p ws? ')' -> p
diff --git a/bindep/tests/test_depends.py b/bindep/tests/test_depends.py
index da9b732..31f227f 100644
--- a/bindep/tests/test_depends.py
+++ b/bindep/tests/test_depends.py
@@ -448,6 +448,15 @@ class TestDepends(TestCase):
             """))
         self.assertEqual(len(depends.active_rules(['default'])), 3)
 
+    def test_parser_accepts_full_path_to_tools(self):
+        # at least yum/dnf allow these instead of mentioning rpm names
+        depends = Depends(dedent("""\
+            /usr/bin/bash
+            """))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [("/usr/bin/bash", [], [])],
+            depends.active_rules(["default"]))
+
     def test_parser_invalid(self):
         self.assertRaises(ometa.runtime.ParseError,
                           lambda: Depends("foo [platform:bar@baz]\n"))