diff --git a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.cpp b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.cpp
index ccf1aacb5..5ca6ca7d9 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.cpp
@@ -2741,6 +2741,7 @@ void CMDSetScanBuffer(const char *sb, const char *fn)
    scanBuffer = sb;
    fileName = fn;
    scanIndex = 0;
+   yylineno = 1;
 }
 
 int CMDgetc()
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.l b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.l
index 57e8f0b3f..d6a03186a 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.l
+++ b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.l
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ void CMDSetScanBuffer(const char *sb, const char *fn)
    scanBuffer = sb;
    fileName = fn;
    scanIndex = 0;
+   yylineno = 1;
 }
 
 int CMDgetc()