diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Utils.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Utils.cpp
index 16a1ac9813..e7e11f90c7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Utils.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ PartDesign::Body * makeBodyActive(App::DocumentObject *body, App::Document *doc,
 
     if(body) {
         auto _doc = parent?parent->getDocument():body->getDocument();
-        _FCMD_DOC_CMD(Gui, _doc, "ActiveView.setActiveObject('" << PDBODYKEY
+        Gui::cmdGuiDocument(_doc, std::stringstream()
+                      << "ActiveView.setActiveObject('" << PDBODYKEY
                       << "'," << Gui::Command::getObjectCmd(parent?parent:body)
                       << ",'" << sub << "')");
         return Gui::Application::Instance->activeView()->