diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/CompileServer.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/CompileServer.scala
index f12033a19..938e572df 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/CompileServer.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/CompileServer.scala
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ object CompileServer extends SocketServer {
         def error(msg: String): unit =
           reporter.error(/*new Position*/ FakePos("fsc"),
                          msg + "\n  fsc -help  gives more information")
-        val command = new CompilerCommand(args, error, false) {
+        val command = new CompilerCommand(args, new Settings(error), error, false) {
           override val cmdName = "fsc"
           settings.disable(settings.prompt)
           settings.disable(settings.resident)
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/CompilerCommand.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/CompilerCommand.scala
index d5bd523ef..081af5b92 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/CompilerCommand.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/CompilerCommand.scala
@@ -10,15 +10,14 @@ package scala.tools.nsc
 import compat.StringBuilder
 
 /** A class representing command line info for scalac */
-class CompilerCommand(arguments: List[String], error: String => unit, interactive: boolean) {
+class CompilerCommand(arguments: List[String], val settings: Settings,
+                      error: String => unit, interactive: boolean) {
+
   private var fs: List[String] = List()
 
   /** All files to compile */
   def files: List[String] = fs.reverse
 
-  /** The applicable settings */
-  val settings: Settings = new Settings(error)
-
   /** The name of the command */
   val cmdName = "scalac"
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/InterpreterCommand.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/InterpreterCommand.scala
index 4d20b4ab7..308fe1986 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/InterpreterCommand.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/InterpreterCommand.scala
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
  * Copyright 2005-2006 LAMP/EPFL
  * @author  Martin Odersky
  */
-// $Id: $
+// $Id$
 
 package scala.tools.nsc
 
 /** a command line for the interpreter */
 class InterpreterCommand(arguments: List[String], error: String => unit)
-extends CompilerCommand(arguments, error, false) {
+extends CompilerCommand(arguments, new Settings(error), error, false) {
   override val cmdName = "scala"
   override val fileEnding = ".scalaint"
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/Main.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/Main.scala
index 5c4c52e2f..82a0026c2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/Main.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/Main.scala
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ object Main extends AnyRef with EvalLoop {
   def resident(compiler: Global): unit =
     loop { line =>
       val args = List.fromString(line, ' ')
-      val command = new CompilerCommand(args, error, true)
+      val command = new CompilerCommand(args, new Settings(error), error, true)
       (new compiler.Run) compile command.files
     }
 
   def process(args: Array[String]): unit = {
-    val command = new CompilerCommand(List.fromArray(args), error, false)
-    reporter = new ConsoleReporter(command.settings)
+    val settings = new Settings(error)
+    reporter = new ConsoleReporter(settings)
+    val command = new CompilerCommand(List.fromArray(args), settings, error, false)
     if (command.settings.version.value)
       reporter.info(null, versionMsg, true)
     else if (command.settings.help.value)
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/MainTokenMetric.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/MainTokenMetric.scala
index 798f43140..e1a0e6f90 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/MainTokenMetric.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/MainTokenMetric.scala
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ object MainTokenMetric {
   }
 
   def process(args: Array[String]): unit = {
-    val command = new CompilerCommand(List.fromArray(args), error, false)
-    reporter = new ConsoleReporter(command.settings)
+    val settings = new Settings(error)
+    reporter = new ConsoleReporter(settings)
+    val command = new CompilerCommand(List.fromArray(args), settings, error, false)
     try {
       val compiler = new Global(command.settings, reporter)
       tokenMetric(compiler, command.files)