diff --git a/kiss/src/kiss/Helpers.hx b/kiss/src/kiss/Helpers.hx
index efc5a2bf..922f6b3c 100644
--- a/kiss/src/kiss/Helpers.hx
+++ b/kiss/src/kiss/Helpers.hx
@@ -408,9 +408,9 @@ class Helpers {
         };
     }
 
-    public static function bindingList(exp:ReaderExp, forThis:String):Array<ReaderExp> {
+    public static function bindingList(exp:ReaderExp, forThis:String, allowEmpty = false):Array<ReaderExp> {
         return switch (exp.def) {
-            case ListExp(bindingExps) if (bindingExps.length > 0 && bindingExps.length % 2 == 0):
+            case ListExp(bindingExps) if ((allowEmpty || bindingExps.length > 0) && bindingExps.length % 2 == 0):
                 bindingExps;
             default:
                 throw CompileError.fromExp(exp, '$forThis bindings should be a list expression with an even number of sub expressions (at least 2)');
diff --git a/kiss/src/kiss/Macros.hx b/kiss/src/kiss/Macros.hx
index 99f47319..c72ddc95 100644
--- a/kiss/src/kiss/Macros.hx
+++ b/kiss/src/kiss/Macros.hx
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ class Macros {
             wholeExp.checkNumArgs(2, null, "(defnew [[args...]] [[property bindings...]] [body...]");
 
             var args = exps[0];
-            var bindingList = exps[1].bindingList("defnew");
+            var bindingList = exps[1].bindingList("defnew", true);
             var bindingPairs = Prelude.groups(bindingList, 2);
 
             var propertyDefs = [for (bindingPair in bindingPairs) {