diff --git a/panda/src/egg/lexer.cxx.prebuilt b/panda/src/egg/lexer.cxx.prebuilt
index 9e412bce1f..f0b0a2b4ec 100644
--- a/panda/src/egg/lexer.cxx.prebuilt
+++ b/panda/src/egg/lexer.cxx.prebuilt
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ extern "C" int eggyywrap(void);  // declared below.
 
 static int yyinput(void);        // declared by flex.
 
+int eggyylex_destroy(void);
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Static variables
@@ -1018,6 +1019,15 @@ egg_init_lexer(istream &in, const string &filename) {
   initial_token = START_EGG;
 }
 
+void
+egg_cleanup_lexer() {
+  // Reset the lexer state.
+  eggyylex_destroy();
+
+  input_p = nullptr;
+  egg_filename.clear();
+}
+
 void
 egg_start_group_body() {
   /* Set the initial state to begin within a group_body context,
diff --git a/panda/src/egg/lexer.lxx b/panda/src/egg/lexer.lxx
index e88e5a388f..88aed62e46 100644
--- a/panda/src/egg/lexer.lxx
+++ b/panda/src/egg/lexer.lxx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extern "C" int eggyywrap(void);  // declared below.
 
 static int yyinput(void);        // declared by flex.
 
+int eggyylex_destroy(void);
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Static variables
@@ -73,6 +74,15 @@ egg_init_lexer(istream &in, const string &filename) {
   initial_token = START_EGG;
 }
 
+void
+egg_cleanup_lexer() {
+  // Reset the lexer state.
+  yylex_destroy();
+
+  input_p = nullptr;
+  egg_filename.clear();
+}
+
 void
 egg_start_group_body() {
   /* Set the initial state to begin within a group_body context,
diff --git a/panda/src/egg/lexerDefs.h b/panda/src/egg/lexerDefs.h
index 4e39cb0b10..6b1f321cb5 100644
--- a/panda/src/egg/lexerDefs.h
+++ b/panda/src/egg/lexerDefs.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 void egg_init_lexer(std::istream &in, const std::string &filename);
+void egg_cleanup_lexer();
 void egg_start_group_body();
 void egg_start_texture_body();
 void egg_start_primitive_body();
diff --git a/panda/src/egg/parser.cxx.prebuilt b/panda/src/egg/parser.cxx.prebuilt
index 576f851740..d9b32aced5 100644
--- a/panda/src/egg/parser.cxx.prebuilt
+++ b/panda/src/egg/parser.cxx.prebuilt
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ egg_cleanup_parser() {
   textures.clear();
   materials.clear();
   groups.clear();
+
+  egg_cleanup_lexer();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/panda/src/egg/parser.yxx b/panda/src/egg/parser.yxx
index a41b08ba57..6f4ed4d443 100644
--- a/panda/src/egg/parser.yxx
+++ b/panda/src/egg/parser.yxx
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ egg_cleanup_parser() {
   textures.clear();
   materials.clear();
   groups.clear();
+
+  egg_cleanup_lexer();
 }
 
 %}