diff --git a/libguile/snarf.h b/libguile/snarf.h
index 87bb9f45e..c65f7ab4c 100644
--- a/libguile/snarf.h
+++ b/libguile/snarf.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
 #else
 #  define SCM_INSITU(X)
 #  define SCM_INIT(X) \
-%%%	X
+%%%	X \
+
 #endif
 
 #ifndef SCM_MAGIC_SNARFER