diff --git a/src/link/sdas_obj.cpp b/src/link/sdas_obj.cpp
index cb195ed6..2e2b7c90 100644
--- a/src/link/sdas_obj.cpp
+++ b/src/link/sdas_obj.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static int
 retry:
 	++lineNo;
 	int firstChar = getc(file);
+	lineBuf.clear();
 
 	switch (firstChar) {
 	case EOF: