diff --git a/util/romcc/romcc.c b/util/romcc/romcc.c
index 1b2d5e832b..da6eca26a7 100644
--- a/util/romcc/romcc.c
+++ b/util/romcc/romcc.c
@@ -4838,7 +4838,7 @@ static void token(struct compile_state *state, struct token *tk)
 		}
 		/* When not in macro context hide EOL */
 		else if ((tk->tok == TOK_EOL) && (state->token_base == 0)) {
-			next_token(state, tk);
+			cpp_token(state, tk);
 			rescan = 1;
 		}
 	} while(rescan);