diff --git a/src/link/script.c b/src/link/script.c
index f029af92..efe604f7 100644
--- a/src/link/script.c
+++ b/src/link/script.c
@@ -212,10 +212,8 @@ static struct LinkerScriptToken *nextToken(void)
 		if (curchar == '\r') {
 			/* Handle CRLF */
 			curchar = nextChar();
-			if (curchar != '\n') {
+			if (curchar != '\n')
 				ungetc(curchar, linkerScript);
-				curchar = '\r';
-			}
 		}
 	} else if (curchar == '"') {
 		/* If we have a string start, this is a string */