diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c
index 1d5e6512a..037692531 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c
@@ -1628,6 +1628,7 @@ __SVFSCANF_R (struct _reent *rptr,
 		      && zeroes == 1)
 		    {
 		      flags |= HEXFLT;
+                      flags &= ~NDIGITS;
 		      /* We skipped the first zero, so we have to add
 			 it now to the buffer. */
 		      *p++ = '0';