diff --git a/nfq/desync.c b/nfq/desync.c
index 86a1ce1..398a89d 100644
--- a/nfq/desync.c
+++ b/nfq/desync.c
@@ -1129,17 +1129,10 @@ static uint8_t dpi_desync_tcp_packet_play(bool replay, size_t reasm_offset, uint
 				fake_size = dp->fake_unknown_size;
 				break;
 		}
-		const struct proto_pos defpos={marker:PM_ABS,pos:2};
 		if (dp->desync_mode==DESYNC_MULTISPLIT || dp->desync_mode==DESYNC_MULTIDISORDER || dp->desync_mode2==DESYNC_MULTISPLIT || dp->desync_mode2==DESYNC_MULTIDISORDER)
 		{
 			split_pos=0;
 			ResolveMultiPos(rdata_payload, rlen_payload, l7proto, dp->splits, dp->split_count, multisplit_pos, &multisplit_count);
-			if (!multisplit_count)
-			{
-				multisplit_pos[multisplit_count] = ResolvePos(rdata_payload, rlen_payload, l7proto, &defpos);
-				if (!multisplit_pos[multisplit_count]) multisplit_pos[multisplit_count] = 1;
-				multisplit_count++;
-			}
 			if (params.debug)
 			{
 				if (multisplit_count)
@@ -1185,7 +1178,6 @@ static uint8_t dpi_desync_tcp_packet_play(bool replay, size_t reasm_offset, uint
 				for(i=0,split_pos=0;i<dp->split_count && !split_pos;i++)
 					if (dp->splits[i].marker==PM_ABS)
 						split_pos = ResolvePos(rdata_payload, rlen_payload, l7proto, dp->splits+i);
-			if (!split_pos) split_pos = ResolvePos(rdata_payload, rlen_payload, l7proto, &defpos);
 			if (!split_pos) split_pos = 1;
 			DLOG("regular split pos: %zu\n",split_pos);
 			if (!split_pos || split_pos>rlen_payload) split_pos=1;
diff --git a/nfq/nfqws.c b/nfq/nfqws.c
index 6f41e08..e96305a 100644
--- a/nfq/nfqws.c
+++ b/nfq/nfqws.c
@@ -836,6 +836,16 @@ static bool parse_split_pos_list(char *opt, struct proto_pos *splits, int splits
 	if (p) return false; // too much splits
 	return true;
 }
+static void split_compat(struct desync_profile *dp)
+{
+	if (!dp->split_count)
+	{
+		dp->splits[dp->split_count].marker = PM_ABS;
+		dp->splits[dp->split_count].pos = 2;
+		dp->split_count++;
+	}
+}
+
 static void SplitDebug(void)
 {
 	struct desync_profile_list *dpl;
@@ -2032,6 +2042,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			DLOG("[profile %d] autottl ipv4 %u:%u-%u\n",dp->n,dp->desync_autottl.delta,dp->desync_autottl.min,dp->desync_autottl.max);
 		if (AUTOTTL_ENABLED(dp->desync_autottl6))
 			DLOG("[profile %d] autottl ipv6 %u:%u-%u\n",dp->n,dp->desync_autottl6.delta,dp->desync_autottl6.min,dp->desync_autottl6.max);
+		split_compat(dp);
 	}
 
 	if (!LoadAllHostLists())