diff --git a/pcpp/parser.py b/pcpp/parser.py
index 8e6a10a..bdfc819 100644
--- a/pcpp/parser.py
+++ b/pcpp/parser.py
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ def t_CPP_STRING(t):
 # Character constant 'c' or L'c'
 def t_CPP_CHAR(t):
     r'(L)?\'([^\\\n]|(\\(.|\n)))*?\''
-    t.lexer.lineno += t.value.count("\n")
     return t
 
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