diff --git a/docs/content/manual/dev/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/dev/manual.yml
index 44fcfa08..96a7269d 100644
--- a/docs/content/manual/dev/manual.yml
+++ b/docs/content/manual/dev/manual.yml
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ sections:
         bind `$foo` to `"123"`.
 
         Named arguments are also available to the jq program as
-        `$ARGS.named`.
+        `$ARGS.named`. When the name is not a valid identifier, this is
+        the only way to access it.
 
       * `--argjson name JSON-text`:
 
diff --git a/jq.1.prebuilt b/jq.1.prebuilt
index ee3ad292..4091cd20 100644
--- a/jq.1.prebuilt
+++ b/jq.1.prebuilt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .
-.TH "JQ" "1" "October 2024" "" ""
+.TH "JQ" "1" "November 2024" "" ""
 .
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBjq\fR \- Command\-line JSON processor
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Prepend \fBdirectory\fR to the search list for modules\. If this option is used
 This option passes a value to the jq program as a predefined variable\. If you run jq with \fB\-\-arg foo bar\fR, then \fB$foo\fR is available in the program and has the value \fB"bar"\fR\. Note that \fBvalue\fR will be treated as a string, so \fB\-\-arg foo 123\fR will bind \fB$foo\fR to \fB"123"\fR\.
 .
 .IP
-Named arguments are also available to the jq program as \fB$ARGS\.named\fR\.
+Named arguments are also available to the jq program as \fB$ARGS\.named\fR\. When the name is not a valid identifier, this is the only way to access it\.
 .
 .TP
 \fB\-\-argjson name JSON\-text\fR:
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ffa4f1b2..372342c9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
           further_args_are_strings = 0;
           further_args_are_json = 1;
         } else if (isoption(&text, 0, "arg", is_short)) {
-          // FIXME: For --arg* we should check that the varname is acceptable
           if (i >= argc - 2) {
             fprintf(stderr, "%s: --arg takes two parameters (e.g. --arg varname value)\n", progname);
             die();