diff --git a/core/quotations/quotations.factor b/core/quotations/quotations.factor
index 2c59f3f41a..d779f16944 100644
--- a/core/quotations/quotations.factor
+++ b/core/quotations/quotations.factor
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ M: callable like drop dup quotation? [ >quotation ] unless ;
 
 INSTANCE: quotation immutable-sequence
 
-: 1quotation ( obj -- quot ) 1array >quotation ;
+: 1quotation ( obj -- quot ) 1array array>quotation ;
 
 GENERIC: literalize ( obj -- wrapped )