diff --git a/js-lex.c b/js-lex.c
index ff64e6b..d8f3e01 100644
--- a/js-lex.c
+++ b/js-lex.c
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ static int lexregexp(js_State *J, const char **sp)
 
 static int lex(js_State *J, const char **sp)
 {
+	J->newline = 0;
+
 	while (1) {
 		int c = GET();
 
@@ -357,7 +359,8 @@ static int lex(js_State *J, const char **sp)
 			if (c == '\r' && PEEK() == '\n')
 				NEXT();
 			J->yyline++;
-			return TK_NEWLINE;
+			J->newline = 1;
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		if (c == '/') {
diff --git a/js-parse.h b/js-parse.h
index b9bea35..82fb17f 100644
--- a/js-parse.h
+++ b/js-parse.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 enum {
 	TK_ERROR = 257,
-	TK_NEWLINE,
+
 	TK_IDENTIFIER,
 	TK_NUMBER,
 	TK_STRING,
diff --git a/js.h b/js.h
index bf3a605..6e33654 100644
--- a/js.h
+++ b/js.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct js_State
 	struct { int g, i, m; } yyflags;
 	int yyline;
 	int lasttoken;
+	int newline;
 	int strict;
 };