diff --git a/Marlin/MarlinSerial.cpp b/Marlin/MarlinSerial.cpp
index 6f713312ecd..7d8e2560ff4 100644
--- a/Marlin/MarlinSerial.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/MarlinSerial.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@
       const bool isr_enabled = TEST(M_UCSRxB, M_RXCIEx);
       CBI(M_UCSRxB, M_RXCIEx);
     #endif
-      const int v = rx_buffer.head == rx_buffer.tail ? -1 : rx_buffer.buffer[rx_buffer.tail];
+
+    const int v = rx_buffer.head == rx_buffer.tail ? -1 : rx_buffer.buffer[rx_buffer.tail];
+
     #if RX_BUFFER_SIZE > 256
       // Reenable RX interrupts if they were enabled
       if (isr_enabled) SBI(M_UCSRxB, M_RXCIEx);