diff --git a/src/tools/rc/lexer.l b/src/tools/rc/lexer.l
index c756265529..f5aaebce76 100644
--- a/src/tools/rc/lexer.l
+++ b/src/tools/rc/lexer.l
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ void init_lexer()
 	}
 
 	yyrestart(yyin);  // necessary for multiple input files
+	yylineno = 1;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------