diff --git a/py/compile.c b/py/compile.c
index a3e8c49d1e..f9d53bc689 100644
--- a/py/compile.c
+++ b/py/compile.c
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ typedef enum {
 #define EMIT_ARG(fun, ...) (comp->emit_method_table->fun(comp->emit, __VA_ARGS__))
 #define EMIT_LOAD_FAST(qst, local_num) (comp->emit_method_table->load_id.fast(comp->emit, qst, local_num))
 #define EMIT_LOAD_GLOBAL(qst) (comp->emit_method_table->load_id.global(comp->emit, qst))
-#define EMIT_INLINE_ASM(fun) (comp->emit_inline_asm_method_table->fun(comp->emit_inline_asm))
-#define EMIT_INLINE_ASM_ARG(fun, ...) (comp->emit_inline_asm_method_table->fun(comp->emit_inline_asm, __VA_ARGS__))
 
 #else
 
@@ -71,6 +69,9 @@ typedef enum {
 
 #endif
 
+#define EMIT_INLINE_ASM(fun) (comp->emit_inline_asm_method_table->fun(comp->emit_inline_asm))
+#define EMIT_INLINE_ASM_ARG(fun, ...) (comp->emit_inline_asm_method_table->fun(comp->emit_inline_asm, __VA_ARGS__))
+
 // elements in this struct are ordered to make it compact
 typedef struct _compiler_t {
     qstr source_file;
@@ -3386,7 +3387,6 @@ mp_obj_t mp_compile(mp_parse_tree_t *parse_tree, qstr source_file, uint emit_opt
                 emit_inline_thumb = emit_inline_thumb_new(max_num_labels);
             }
             comp->emit = NULL;
-            comp->emit_method_table = NULL;
             comp->emit_inline_asm = emit_inline_thumb;
             comp->emit_inline_asm_method_table = &emit_inline_thumb_method_table;
             compile_scope_inline_asm(comp, s, MP_PASS_CODE_SIZE);