diff --git a/data/tools/wmllint b/data/tools/wmllint
index 3cc4ccb7cec..55b28372309 100755
--- a/data/tools/wmllint
+++ b/data/tools/wmllint
@@ -1577,6 +1577,7 @@ def global_sanity_check(filename, lines):
     in_combo = False
     in_entry = False
     in_slider = False
+    in_map_generator = False
     in_name_generator = False
     storeid = None
     storevar = None
@@ -1718,6 +1719,10 @@ def global_sanity_check(filename, lines):
             in_slider = True
         elif "[/slider]" in lines[i]:
             in_slider = False
+        elif "[generator]" in lines[i]:
+            in_map_generator = True
+        elif "[/generator]" in lines[i]:
+            in_map_generator = False
         elif name_generator_re.search(lines[i]):
             in_name_generator = True
         elif in_name_generator and ">>" in lines[i]:
@@ -1908,7 +1913,8 @@ def global_sanity_check(filename, lines):
                          and not in_stage and not in_goal and not in_set_menu_item \
                          and not in_clear_menu_item and not directly_in_event[-1] \
                          and not in_time_area and not in_trait and not in_checkbox \
-                         and not in_combo and not in_entry and not in_slider:
+                         and not in_combo and not in_entry and not in_slider \
+                         and not in_map_generator:
                         ids = value.split(",")
                         for id_ in ids:
                             # removal of leading whitespace of items in comma-separated lists