diff --git a/core/variant/variant_parser.cpp b/core/variant/variant_parser.cpp
index edaeddbf275..0c93a1084bc 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_parser.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant_parser.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ Error VariantParser::get_token(Stream *p_stream, Token &r_token, int &line, Stri
 						return OK;
 					}
 					if (ch == '\n') {
+						line++;
 						break;
 					}
 				}
@@ -1321,6 +1322,7 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_tag_assign_eof(Stream *p_stream, int &line, String &r
 					return ERR_FILE_EOF;
 				}
 				if (ch == '\n') {
+					line++;
 					break;
 				}
 			}