diff --git a/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp b/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
index aedcc8c15..eb0e8fe3c 100644
--- a/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
@@ -5714,7 +5714,7 @@ void process_next_command() {
 
   // Args pointer optimizes code_seen, especially those taking XYZEF
   // This wastes a little cpu on commands that expect no arguments.
-  current_command_args = current_command;
+  current_command_args = current_command+2; // skip two chars for command code and first digit
   while (*current_command_args >= '0' && *current_command_args <= '9') ++current_command_args;
   while (*current_command_args == ' ') ++current_command_args;