3 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/script.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/script.cpp
index 4932c16e73..5191c1a7d8 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/script.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/script.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Script::~Script() {
 	freeScript();
 }
 
-void Script::freeScript() {
+void Script::freeScript(const bool keepLocalsSegment) {
 	_nr = 0;
 
 	_buf.clear();
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ void Script::freeScript() {
 	_numSynonyms = 0;
 
 	_localsOffset = 0;
-	_localsSegment = 0;
+	if (!keepLocalsSegment) {
+		_localsSegment = 0;
+	}
 	_localsBlock = NULL;
 	_localsCount = 0;
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/script.h b/engines/sci/engine/script.h
index b59f87f13a..1befef1c8a 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/script.h
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/script.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public:
 	Script();
 	~Script();
 
-	void freeScript();
+	void freeScript(const bool keepLocalsSegment = false);
 	void load(int script_nr, ResourceManager *resMan, ScriptPatcher *scriptPatcher);
 
 	virtual bool isValidOffset(uint32 offset) const;
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.cpp
index 168303684d..3cf9d08ceb 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/seg_manager.cpp
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ int SegManager::instantiateScript(int scriptNum) {
 			scr->incrementLockers();
 			return segmentId;
 		} else {
-			scr->freeScript();
+			scr->freeScript(true);
 		}
 	} else {
 		scr = allocateScript(scriptNum, &segmentId);