diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
index 5cd07e85..efb6b2c2 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
@@ -4567,6 +4567,7 @@ namespace netgen
     else
 
       {
+        int ps_startelement = 0;  // disable global buffering
         // int i, j;
         int ne;