diff --git a/src/jv_parse.c b/src/jv_parse.c
index fe780540..649cfae4 100644
--- a/src/jv_parse.c
+++ b/src/jv_parse.c
@@ -785,9 +785,9 @@ jv jv_parser_next(struct jv_parser* p) {
     jv_free(value);
     if (ch != '\036' && (p->flags & JV_PARSE_SEQ)) {
       // Skip to the next RS
-      p->st = JV_PARSER_WAITING_FOR_RS;
       value = make_error(p, "%s at line %d, column %d (need RS to resync)", msg, p->line, p->column);
       parser_reset(p);
+      p->st = JV_PARSER_WAITING_FOR_RS;
       return value;
     }
     value = make_error(p, "%s at line %d, column %d", msg, p->line, p->column);
diff --git a/tests/shtest b/tests/shtest
index 8f3e0f63..9b27dc2f 100755
--- a/tests/shtest
+++ b/tests/shtest
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ EOF
 printf '1\0362 3\n[0,1\036[4,5]true"ab"{"c":4\036{}{"d":5,"e":6"false\n\036null'|$VALGRIND $Q $JQ -ces --seq '. == [2,3,[4,5],true,"ab",{},null]' > /dev/null 2> $d/out
 cmp $d/out $d/expected
 
+# A syntax error skips the rest of the text, up to the next RS
+cat > $d/expected <<EOF
+jq: ignoring parse error: Invalid numeric literal at line 1, column 8 (need RS to resync)
+jq: ignoring parse error: Unmatched '}' at line 2, column 5 (need RS to resync)
+EOF
+printf '\036{"a":x,"b":7}\n\036[1,}2\n\0363\n' | $VALGRIND $Q $JQ -ces --seq '. == [3]' > /dev/null 2> $d/out
+cmp $d/out $d/expected
+
 # Note that here jq sees no inputs at all but it still succeeds because
 # --seq ignores parse errors
 cat > $d/expected <<EOF