diff --git a/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.c b/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.c
index 7322b812576..6bf6503082e 100644
--- a/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.c
+++ b/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.c
@@ -220,12 +220,10 @@ int ficlExec(FICL_VM *pVM, char *pText)
         except = VM_OUTOFTEXT;
         break;
 
-#ifdef TESTMAIN
     case VM_OUTOFTEXT:
         if ((pVM->state != COMPILE) && (pVM->sourceID.i == 0))
             ficlTextOut(pVM, FICL_PROMPT, 0);
         break;
-#endif
 
     case VM_USEREXIT:
         break;
diff --git a/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.h b/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.h
index 9fcce10ad33..693211902d3 100644
--- a/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.h
+++ b/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.h
@@ -206,8 +206,12 @@ struct ficl_dict;
 /* 
 ** the Good Stuff starts here...
 */
-#define FICL_VER    "2.02"
-#define FICL_PROMPT "ok> "
+#define FICL_VER   "2.02"
+#ifdef TESTMAIN
+# define FICL_PROMPT "ok> "
+#else
+# define FICL_PROMPT ""
+#endif
 
 /*
 ** ANS Forth requires false to be zero, and true to be the ones