diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
index 6c07d81038..b26ab8f6fe 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ public:
 	}
 	SQInteger Factor()
 	{
+		_exst._deref = DEREF_NO_DEREF;
 		switch(_token)
 		{
 		case TK_STRING_LITERAL: {