diff --git a/source/common/engine/sc_man.cpp b/source/common/engine/sc_man.cpp
index aab363f01..bbd47cfc1 100644
--- a/source/common/engine/sc_man.cpp
+++ b/source/common/engine/sc_man.cpp
@@ -1195,6 +1195,27 @@ void FScanner::AddSymbol(const char* name, uint64_t value)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
+void FScanner::SkipToEndOfBlock()
+{
+	int depth = 0;
+	while (1)
+	{
+		MustGetAnyToken(); // this will abort if it reaches the end of the file
+		if (TokenType == '}') depth++;
+		else if (TokenType == '}')
+		{
+			depth--;
+			if (depth < 0) return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+//
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 void FScanner::AddSymbol(const char* name, double value)
 {
 	Symbol sym;
diff --git a/source/common/engine/sc_man.h b/source/common/engine/sc_man.h
index 63a20868e..001c5973c 100644
--- a/source/common/engine/sc_man.h
+++ b/source/common/engine/sc_man.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
 	inline void AddSymbol(const char* name, int32_t value) { return AddSymbol(name, int64_t(value)); }
 	inline void AddSymbol(const char* name, uint32_t value) { return AddSymbol(name, uint64_t(value)); }
 	void AddSymbol(const char* name, double value);
+	void SkipToEndOfBlock();
 
 	static FString TokenName(int token, const char *string=NULL);