diff --git a/collections/sequences/extras/extras-tests.factor b/collections/sequences/extras/extras-tests.factor
index 9df9c0aec7..0637bd74b3 100644
--- a/collections/sequences/extras/extras-tests.factor
+++ b/collections/sequences/extras/extras-tests.factor
@@ -259,4 +259,4 @@ IN: sequences.extras.tests
 [ 3 { 1 1 2 1 1 1 } [ 2 = not ] head-nth-match ] unit-test
 
 { { 1 1 2 1 } { 1 1 } }
-[ 3 { 1 1 2 1 1 1 } [ 2 = not ] cut-nth-match ] unit-test
\ No newline at end of file
+[ 3 { 1 1 2 1 1 1 } [ 2 = not ] cut-nth-match ] unit-test
diff --git a/core/modern/out/out.factor b/core/modern/out/out.factor
index 7a7c90d58f..a19a499bf4 100644
--- a/core/modern/out/out.factor
+++ b/core/modern/out/out.factor
@@ -233,10 +233,6 @@ M: compound-sequence-literal write-literal
         call
     ] if ; inline recursive
 
-: rewrite-path ( path quot -- )
-    ! dup print
-    $[ [ path>literals [ _ map-literals ] map ] [ ] bi write-modern-path ]
-    [ drop . ] recover ; inline
 
 GENERIC: split-arity ( obj -- seq ) ;
 
@@ -254,6 +250,17 @@ M: less-than-literal split-arity
 
 M: object split-arity ;
 
+
+: rewrite-path ( path quot -- )
+    ! dup print
+    $[
+        [
+            path>literals
+            [ _ map-literals ] map
+            [ split-arity ] map
+        ] [ ] bi write-modern-path ]
+    [ drop . ] recover ; inline
+
 : rewrite-string ( string quot -- )
     ! dup print
     [ string>literals ] dip $[ _ map-literals ] map