diff --git a/ice-9/ChangeLog b/ice-9/ChangeLog
index 6f10daf3e..faeaddaed 100644
--- a/ice-9/ChangeLog
+++ b/ice-9/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Tue Aug 19 02:39:41 1997  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@mdj.nada.kth.se>
 
 	* syncase.scm: Don't tamper with debug mode setting when enabling
 	macros.  Instead cut the stack with start-stack.
+	Load psyntax.pp with recording of positions turned off.
 
 	* psyntax.pp, psyntax.ss (quasiquote): Changed fx= --> =.
 
diff --git a/ice-9/syncase.scm b/ice-9/syncase.scm
index 19b46cf58..9c2ee91f8 100644
--- a/ice-9/syncase.scm
+++ b/ice-9/syncase.scm
@@ -95,8 +95,16 @@
 	    (apply consumer (access-values result))
 	    (consumer result))))))
 
-(load-from-path "ice-9/psyntax.pp")
-;;(load-from-path "ice-9/psyntax.ss")
+(let ((old #f))
+  (dynamic-wind (lambda ()
+		  (set! old (read-options)))
+		(lambda ()
+		  (load-from-path "ice-9/psyntax.pp"))
+		(lambda ()
+		  (read-options old))))
+		
+;; The followin line is necessary only if we start making changes
+;; (load-from-path "ice-9/psyntax.ss")
 
 (define-public (eval-options . args)
   '())