diff --git a/src/emc/rs274ngc/gcodemodule.cc b/src/emc/rs274ngc/gcodemodule.cc
index cc2790c8165..58176dc938a 100644
--- a/src/emc/rs274ngc/gcodemodule.cc
+++ b/src/emc/rs274ngc/gcodemodule.cc
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ static InterpBase *pinterp;
 
 #define callmethod(o, m, f, ...) PyObject_CallMethod((o), (char*)(m), (char*)(f), ## __VA_ARGS__)
 
-static void maybe_new_line(int sequence_number=pinterp->sequence_number());
+static void maybe_new_line(int sequence_number);
+static void maybe_new_line();
+
 static void maybe_new_line(int sequence_number) {
     if(!pinterp) return;
     if(interp_error) return;
@@ -213,6 +215,11 @@ static void maybe_new_line(int sequence_number) {
     Py_XDECREF(result);
 }
 
+static void maybe_new_line() {
+    if(!pinterp) return;
+    maybe_new_line(pinterp->sequence_number());
+}
+
 //das ist für die Vorschau
 /* G_5_2/G_5_3*/
 void NURBS_G5_FEED(int line_number, const std::vector<NURBS_CONTROL_POINT>& nurbs_control_points, unsigned int nurbs_order, CANON_PLANE plane)