diff --git a/src/scantoken.cpp b/src/scantoken.cpp
index 0a6b329..4735a1a 100644
--- a/src/scantoken.cpp
+++ b/src/scantoken.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace YAML
 	// DocStart
 	void Scanner::ScanDocStart()
 	{
-		PopIndentTo(INPUT.column);
+		PopIndentTo(-1);
 		VerifyAllSimpleKeys();
 		m_simpleKeyAllowed = false;