Index: src_plugins/io_hyp/hyp_l.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/io_hyp/hyp_l.c	(revision 10435)
+++ src_plugins/io_hyp/hyp_l.c	(revision 10436)
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@
 YY_DO_BEFORE_ACTION; /* set up hyytext again */
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 262 "hyp_l.l"
-{BEGIN STATE_STRING; return H_VAL;}
+{if (section == H_DEVICES) BEGIN STATE_STRING; return H_VAL;}
 	YY_BREAK
 case 93:
 *yy_cp = (yy_hold_char); /* undo effects of setting up hyytext */
Index: src_plugins/io_hyp/hyp_l.l
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/io_hyp/hyp_l.l	(revision 10435)
+++ src_plugins/io_hyp/hyp_l.l	(revision 10436)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 "USE_DIE_FOR_METAL"/{LHS}           {return H_USE_DIE_FOR_METAL;}
 "V"/{LHS}           {BEGIN STATE_STRING; return H_V;}
 "V?"/{LHS}          {return H_V_QM;}
-"VAL"/{LHS}         {BEGIN STATE_STRING; return H_VAL;}
+"VAL"/{LHS}         {if (section == H_DEVICES) BEGIN STATE_STRING; return H_VAL;}
 "W"/{LHS}           {return H_W;}
 "X"/{LHS}           {return H_X;}
 "X1"/{LHS}          {return H_X1;}