diff --git a/ssc/context.cs b/ssc/context.cs
index 6101e96..239f322 100644
--- a/ssc/context.cs
+++ b/ssc/context.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ namespace arookas
 	{
 		aBinaryWriter writer;
 		uint textOffset, dataOffset, symbolOffset;
-		int varCount;
 
 		public sunWriter Text { get; private set; }
 		public sunDataTable DataTable { get; private set; }
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ namespace arookas
 					ImportResolver.EnterFile(file);
 					var parser = new sunParser();
 					var tree = parser.Parse(file);
-					varCount += tree.MaxLocalCount;
 					tree.Compile(this);
 					ImportResolver.ExitFile(file);
 				}
@@ -169,6 +167,11 @@ namespace arookas
 				throw new sunRedeclaredVariableException(node);
 			}
 			var variableInfo = Scopes.DeclareVariable(node.Value);
+			if (Scopes.Top.Type == sunScopeType.Script)
+			{
+				// script variables are added to the symbol table
+				SymbolTable.Add(variableInfo);
+			}
 			return variableInfo;
 		}
 		public sunVariableSymbol ResolveVariable(sunIdentifier node)
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ namespace arookas
 			writer.WriteS32(DataTable.Count);
 			writer.Write32(symbolOffset);
 			writer.WriteS32(SymbolTable.Count);
-			writer.WriteS32(varCount);
+			writer.WriteS32(SymbolTable.VariableCount);
 		}
 	}
 }