4 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/display/curve.cpp b/src/display/curve.cpp
index 386c63166..3024d1276 100644
--- a/src/display/curve.cpp
+++ b/src/display/curve.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ SPCurve::moveto(double x, double y)
 void
 SPCurve::moveto(Geom::Point const &p)
 {
-    _pathv.push_back( Geom::Path() );  // for some reason Geom::Path(p) does not work...
-    _pathv.back().start(p);
+    Geom::Path path(p);
+    path.setStitching(true);
+    _pathv.push_back(path);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/live_effects/spiro-converters.cpp b/src/live_effects/spiro-converters.cpp
index 3c7bdf99e..f116d5256 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/spiro-converters.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/spiro-converters.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ ConverterSPCurve::curveto(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2, double x3,
 }
 
 
-
+ConverterPath::ConverterPath(Geom::Path &path)
+    : _path(path)
+{
+    _path.setStitching(true);
+}
 
 void
 ConverterPath::moveto(double x, double y, bool is_open)
diff --git a/src/live_effects/spiro-converters.h b/src/live_effects/spiro-converters.h
index 83f6ebbc3..90855d2d6 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/spiro-converters.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/spiro-converters.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ConverterSPCurve : public ConverterBase {
 public:
     ConverterSPCurve(SPCurve &curve)
         : _curve(curve)
-    {} ;
+    {}
 
     virtual void moveto(double x, double y, bool is_open);
     virtual void lineto(double x, double y);
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ private:
  */
 class ConverterPath : public ConverterBase {
 public:
-    ConverterPath(Geom::Path &path)
-        : _path(path)
-    {} ;
+    ConverterPath(Geom::Path &path);
 
     virtual void moveto(double x, double y, bool is_open);
     virtual void lineto(double x, double y);
diff --git a/src/live_effects/spiro.h b/src/live_effects/spiro.h
index 0d85da74b..066b44ca8 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/spiro.h
+++ b/src/live_effects/spiro.h
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 #define INKSCAPE_SPIRO_H
 
 #include "live_effects/spiro-converters.h"
+#include <2geom/forward.h>
 
 class SPCurve;
-namespace Geom {
-    class Path;
-}
 
 namespace Spiro {
 
@@ -53,4 +51,4 @@ double get_knot_th(const spiro_seg *s, int i);
 
 } // namespace Spiro
 
-#endif // INKSCAPE_SPIRO_H
-\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // INKSCAPE_SPIRO_H