diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 20b1d8b..d86c4e1 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -366,9 +366,10 @@ yylex(void)
 					return (0);
 				if (next == quotec || c == ' ' || c == '\t')
 					c = next;
-				else if (next == '\n')
+				else if (next == '\n') {
+					file->lineno++;
 					continue;
-				else
+				} else
 					lungetc(next);
 			} else if (c == quotec) {
 				*p = '\0';