diff --git a/basis/generalizations/generalizations-tests.factor b/basis/generalizations/generalizations-tests.factor
index 75985c9368..1ebe528f35 100644
--- a/basis/generalizations/generalizations-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/generalizations/generalizations-tests.factor
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ IN: generalizations.tests
 [ 1 2 3 4 ] [ { 1 2 3 4 } 4 firstn ] unit-test
 [ ] [ { } 0 firstn ] unit-test
 [ "a" ] [ { "a" } 1 firstn ] unit-test
+
+[ [ 1 2 ] ] [ 1 2 2 [ ] nsequence ] unit-test
diff --git a/basis/generalizations/generalizations.factor b/basis/generalizations/generalizations.factor
index 069d59cee1..c63c2b66ca 100644
--- a/basis/generalizations/generalizations.factor
+++ b/basis/generalizations/generalizations.factor
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ math.ranges combinators macros quotations fry arrays ;
 IN: generalizations
 
 MACRO: nsequence ( n seq -- quot )
-    [ drop <reversed> ] [ '[ _ _ new-sequence ] ] 2bi
-    [ '[ @ [ _ swap set-nth-unsafe ] keep ] ] reduce ;
+    [
+        [ drop <reversed> ] [ '[ _ _ new-sequence ] ] 2bi
+        [ '[ @ [ _ swap set-nth-unsafe ] keep ] ] reduce
+    ] keep
+    '[ @ _ like ] ;
 
 MACRO: narray ( n -- quot )
     '[ _ { } nsequence ] ;