diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/inp2q.c b/src/spicelib/parser/inp2q.c
index fdf2955fe..4fb029db3 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/inp2q.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/inp2q.c
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ void INP2Q(CKTcircuit *ckt, INPtables * tab, card * current, CKTnode *gnode)
     thismodel = NULL;
     /*  See if 4th token after device specification is a model name  */
     if (INPlookMod(model)) {
-        /* 3-terminal device - substrate to ground */
-        node[3] = gnode;
         INPinsert(&model, tab);
         current->error = INPgetMod(ckt, model, &thismodel, tab);
     } else {
@@ -111,6 +109,12 @@ void INP2Q(CKTcircuit *ckt, INPtables * tab, card * current, CKTnode *gnode)
         }
     }
 
+    if (i == 3) {
+        /* 3-terminal device - substrate to ground */
+        node[3] = gnode;
+        nodeflag = 4;
+    }
+
 #ifdef TRACE
     printf("INP2Q: Looking up model\n");
 #endif