diff --git a/bin/tools/named-rrchecker.c b/bin/tools/named-rrchecker.c
index 71023bb926..be7a14016e 100644
--- a/bin/tools/named-rrchecker.c
+++ b/bin/tools/named-rrchecker.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	specials[')'] = 1;
 	specials['"'] = 1;
 	isc_lex_setspecials(lex, specials);
-	options = ISC_LEXOPT_EOL;
+	options = ISC_LEXOPT_EOL | ISC_LEXOPT_DNSMULTILINE;
 	isc_lex_setcomments(lex, ISC_LEXCOMMENT_DNSMASTERFILE);
 
 	isc_lex_openstream(lex, stdin);