--- a/scripts/kconfig/lexer.l
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lexer.l
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2002 Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
  */
 %option nostdinit noyywrap never-interactive full ecs
-%option 8bit nodefault yylineno
+%option 8bit nodefault
 %x ASSIGN_VAL HELP STRING
 %{
+int yylineno = 0;
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <limits.h>