diff --git a/DOCBparser.c b/DOCBparser.c
index 013e819..8001438 100644
--- a/DOCBparser.c
+++ b/DOCBparser.c
@@ -5042,7 +5042,7 @@
     ctxt->userData = ctxt;
     ctxt->myDoc = NULL;
     ctxt->wellFormed = 1;
-    ctxt->linenumbers = 1;
+    ctxt->linenumbers = xmlLineNumbersDefaultValue;
     ctxt->replaceEntities = xmlSubstituteEntitiesDefaultValue;
     ctxt->html = 2;
     ctxt->record_info = 0;