diff --git a/extra/tools/vocabs/monitor/monitor.factor b/extra/tools/vocabs/monitor/monitor.factor
index 867c3b2903..185f8d157a 100755
--- a/extra/tools/vocabs/monitor/monitor.factor
+++ b/extra/tools/vocabs/monitor/monitor.factor
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ IN: tools.vocabs.monitor
     ] ignore-errors ;
 
 [
-    "-no-monitors" cli-args get member? [
+    "-no-monitors" cli-args member? [
         start-monitor-thread
     ] unless
 ] "tools.vocabs.monitor" add-init-hook