diff --git a/components/compiler/scanner.cpp b/components/compiler/scanner.cpp
index 080ca7d98..d0397e8cf 100644
--- a/components/compiler/scanner.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/scanner.cpp
@@ -368,8 +368,10 @@ namespace Compiler
                     special = S_cmpEQ;
                 else
                 {
+                    special = S_cmpEQ;
                     putback (c);
-                    return false;
+//                    return false;
+// Allow = as synonym for ==. \todo optionally disable for post-1.0 scripting improvements.
                 }
             }
             else