Index: src_plugins/io_pcb/parse_l.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/io_pcb/parse_l.c	(revision 8823)
+++ src_plugins/io_pcb/parse_l.c	(revision 8824)
@@ -2465,6 +2465,10 @@
 	int ret;
 	pcb_fp_fopen_ctx_t st;
 
+	f = pcb_fp_fopen(pcb_fp_default_search_path(), name, &st);
+
+	/* set up the yy globals only after the pcb_fp_fopen() because it can
+	   also call Parse */
 	yy_parse_tags = 0;
 	yy_settings_dest = CFR_invalid;
 	yyPCB = NULL;
@@ -2473,7 +2477,6 @@
 	yyFontkitValid = NULL;
 	yyElement = NULL;
 
-	f = pcb_fp_fopen(pcb_fp_default_search_path(), name, &st);
 
 	if (f == NULL)
 		return -1;
Index: src_plugins/io_pcb/parse_l.l
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/io_pcb/parse_l.l	(revision 8823)
+++ src_plugins/io_pcb/parse_l.l	(revision 8824)
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@
 	int ret;
 	pcb_fp_fopen_ctx_t st;
 
+	f = pcb_fp_fopen(pcb_fp_default_search_path(), name, &st);
+
+	/* set up the yy globals only after the pcb_fp_fopen() because it can
+	   also call Parse */
 	yy_parse_tags = 0;
 	yy_settings_dest = CFR_invalid;
 	yyPCB = NULL;
@@ -332,7 +336,6 @@
 	yyFontkitValid = NULL;
 	yyElement = NULL;
 
-	f = pcb_fp_fopen(pcb_fp_default_search_path(), name, &st);
 
 	if (f == NULL)
 		return -1;