diff --git a/util/ceg/EM_parser/common/pars.g b/util/ceg/EM_parser/common/pars.g
index a26b4d65a..62bc9c054 100644
--- a/util/ceg/EM_parser/common/pars.g
+++ b/util/ceg/EM_parser/common/pars.g
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ c_row	: %if ( to_change && strcmp( yytext, to_change) == 0)
 
 	| %if ( to_change && strcmp( yytext, to_change) == 0)
 	  DEF_C_INSTR		{ init_defaults( yytext);}
-	  [ Dspecial | Dsimple] { handle_defaults();}
+	  [ Dspecial | Dsimple] { handle_defaults(); to_change = 0; }
 
 	| DEF_C_INSTR
 	  [ c_special | c_simple]