diff --git a/compiler/scanner.v b/compiler/scanner.v
index 46172d17b8..fbfd888802 100644
--- a/compiler/scanner.v
+++ b/compiler/scanner.v
@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ fn (s Scanner) has_gone_over_line_end() bool {
 fn (s mut Scanner) skip_whitespace() {
 	for s.pos < s.text.len && is_white(s.text[s.pos]) {
 		if is_nl(s.text[s.pos]) {
-			s.line_nr++
+			// Count \r\n as one line 
+			if !(s.text[s.pos] == `\n` && s.text[s.pos-1] == `\r`) { 
+				s.line_nr++
+			} 
 			if s.is_fmt {
 				return
 			}