diff --git a/jedi/api.py b/jedi/api.py
index bc0c1e23..0babcd4c 100644
--- a/jedi/api.py
+++ b/jedi/api.py
@@ -411,11 +411,12 @@ class Script(object):
         """
         user_stmt = self._parser.user_stmt
         definitions, search_name = self._goto(add_import_name=True)
-        if isinstance(user_stmt, pr.Statement) \
-                and self.pos < user_stmt.get_commands()[0].start_pos:
-            # the search_name might be before `=`
-            definitions = [v for v in user_stmt.set_vars
-                           if unicode(v.names[-1]) == search_name]
+        if isinstance(user_stmt, pr.Statement):
+            c = user_stmt.get_commands()[0]
+            if not isinstance(c, unicode) and self.pos < c.start_pos:
+                # the search_name might be before `=`
+                definitions = [v for v in user_stmt.set_vars
+                               if unicode(v.names[-1]) == search_name]
         if not isinstance(user_stmt, pr.Import):
             # import case is looked at with add_import_name option
             definitions = dynamic.usages_add_import_modules(definitions,
diff --git a/test/completion/renaming.py b/test/completion/renaming.py
index f6b990fb..55ca5027 100644
--- a/test/completion/renaming.py
+++ b/test/completion/renaming.py
@@ -203,3 +203,10 @@ class TestProperty:
     def b(self):
         #< 13 (-5,8), (0,13)
         self.rw_prop
+
+# -----------------
+# *args, **kwargs
+# -----------------
+#< 11 (1,11), (0,8)
+def f(**kwargs):
+    return kwargs