diff --git a/src/frontend/control.c b/src/frontend/control.c
index 9c982ef23..5349c5063 100644
--- a/src/frontend/control.c
+++ b/src/frontend/control.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int stackp = 0;
  */
 
 /* no redirection after the following commands (we may need more to add here!) */
-static char *noredirect[] = { "stop", "define", "circbyline", NULL};
+static char *noredirect[] = { "if", "let", "stop", "define", "circbyline", NULL};
 
 
 /* This function returns the (first) structure wit the label s */