diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Inline.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Inline.php
index c78c811baa5a7..fee21eb34ecc2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Inline.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Inline.php
@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@ class Inline
     private static $objectForMap = false;
     private static $constantSupport = false;
 
+    /**
+     * @param int      $flags
+     * @param int|null $parsedLineNumber
+     */
+    public static function initialize($flags, $parsedLineNumber = null)
+    {
+        self::$exceptionOnInvalidType = (bool) (Yaml::PARSE_EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_TYPE & $flags);
+        self::$objectSupport = (bool) (Yaml::PARSE_OBJECT & $flags);
+        self::$objectForMap = (bool) (Yaml::PARSE_OBJECT_FOR_MAP & $flags);
+        self::$constantSupport = (bool) (Yaml::PARSE_CONSTANT & $flags);
+
+        if (null !== $parsedLineNumber) {
+            self::$parsedLineNumber = $parsedLineNumber;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Converts a YAML string to a PHP value.
      *
@@ -78,10 +94,7 @@ public static function parse($value, $flags = 0, $references = array())
             }
         }
 
-        self::$exceptionOnInvalidType = (bool) (Yaml::PARSE_EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_TYPE & $flags);
-        self::$objectSupport = (bool) (Yaml::PARSE_OBJECT & $flags);
-        self::$objectForMap = (bool) (Yaml::PARSE_OBJECT_FOR_MAP & $flags);
-        self::$constantSupport = (bool) (Yaml::PARSE_CONSTANT & $flags);
+        self::initialize($flags);
 
         $value = trim($value);
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php
index b39512c869d14..042d9d186d273 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php
@@ -222,10 +222,8 @@ private function doParse($value, $flags)
                 }
                 $context = 'mapping';
 
-                // force correct settings
-                Inline::parse(null, $flags, $this->refs);
+                Inline::initialize($flags, $this->getRealCurrentLineNb());
                 try {
-                    Inline::$parsedLineNumber = $this->getRealCurrentLineNb();
                     $i = 0;
                     $evaluateKey = !(Yaml::PARSE_KEYS_AS_STRINGS & $flags);