diff --git a/src/cxa_demangle.cpp b/src/cxa_demangle.cpp
index ed43cb2..402ee0c 100644
--- a/src/cxa_demangle.cpp
+++ b/src/cxa_demangle.cpp
@@ -4979,22 +4979,12 @@
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    size_t len = std::strlen(mangled_name);
-    if (len < 2 || strncmp(mangled_name, "_Z", 2))
-    {
-        if (len < 4 || strncmp(mangled_name, "___Z", 4))
-        {
-            if (status)
-                *status = invalid_mangled_name;
-            return nullptr;
-        }
-    }
-
     size_t internal_size = buf != nullptr ? *n : 0;
     arena<bs> a;
     Db db(a);
     db.template_param.emplace_back(a);
     int internal_status = success;
+    size_t len = std::strlen(mangled_name);
     demangle(mangled_name, mangled_name + len, db,
              internal_status);
     if (internal_status == success && db.fix_forward_references &&
diff --git a/test/test_demangle.pass.cpp b/test/test_demangle.pass.cpp
index af16b56..effe5c0 100644
--- a/test/test_demangle.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/test_demangle.pass.cpp
@@ -29594,6 +29594,9 @@
     // NOTE: disable this test since it is a negative test case, you cannot demangle a non-mangled symbol
     // {"\x6D", nullptr}, 	// This use to crash with ASAN
     {"_ZTIU4_farrVKPi", "typeinfo for int* const volatile restrict _far"},
+
+    // mangled names can include type manglings too, which don't start with _Z:
+    {"i", "int"},
 };
 
 const unsigned N = sizeof(cases) / sizeof(cases[0]);