diff --git a/rq/job.py b/rq/job.py
index 79239b3..0718e97 100644
--- a/rq/job.py
+++ b/rq/job.py
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ class Job(object):
         if inspect.ismethod(func):
             job._instance = func.im_self
             job._func_name = func.__name__
-        else:
+        elif inspect.isfunction(func):
             job._func_name = '%s.%s' % (func.__module__, func.__name__)
+        else:  # we expect a string
+            job._func_name = func
         job._args = args
         job._kwargs = kwargs
         job.description = job.get_call_string()
diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index a7e5dfe..bc56ce7 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -112,12 +112,13 @@ class Queue(object):
         it.
 
         Expects the function to call, along with the arguments and keyword
-        arguments.
+        arguments.  May be a fully qualified string of the function instance,
+        in which case the function must be meaningful to the worker.
 
         The special keyword `timeout` is reserved for `enqueue()` itself and
         it won't be passed to the actual job function.
         """
-        if f.__module__ == '__main__':
+        if not isinstance(f, basestring) and f.__module__ == '__main__':
             raise ValueError(
                     'Functions from the __main__ module cannot be processed '
                     'by workers.')