diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Post/scripts/grbl_post.py b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Post/scripts/grbl_post.py
index 0fd23e2003..a3ab8dbbbc 100755
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Post/scripts/grbl_post.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Post/scripts/grbl_post.py
@@ -405,9 +405,10 @@ def export(objectslist, filename, argstring):
     print("Done postprocessing.")
 
     # write the file
-    gfile = pythonopen(filename, "w")
-    gfile.write(final)
-    gfile.close()
+    if not filename == "-":
+        gfile = pythonopen(filename, "w")
+        gfile.write(final)
+        gfile.close()
 
     return final