diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/linear-scan/allocation/spilling/spilling.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/linear-scan/allocation/spilling/spilling.factor
index 11874a567f..8b4dde59da 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/linear-scan/allocation/spilling/spilling.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/linear-scan/allocation/spilling/spilling.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2009 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 USING: accessors arrays assocs combinators fry hints kernel locals
-math sequences sets sorting splitting namespaces
+math sequences sets sorting splitting namespaces linked-assocs
 combinators.short-circuit compiler.utilities
 compiler.cfg.linear-scan.allocation.state
 compiler.cfg.linear-scan.allocation.splitting
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ ERROR: bad-live-ranges interval ;
     find-use-positions ;
 
 : spill-status ( new -- use-pos )
-    H{ } clone
+    H{ } <linked-assoc>
     [ inactive-positions ] [ active-positions ] [ nip ] 2tri
     >alist alist-max ;
 
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/linear-scan/allocation/state/state.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/linear-scan/allocation/state/state.factor
index 3ae000891e..aeebe31dcc 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/linear-scan/allocation/state/state.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/linear-scan/allocation/state/state.factor
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 USING: accessors assocs combinators cpu.architecture fry heaps
 kernel math math.order namespaces sequences vectors
-compiler.cfg compiler.cfg.registers compiler.cfg.instructions
-compiler.cfg.linear-scan.live-intervals ;
+linked-assocs compiler.cfg compiler.cfg.registers
+compiler.cfg.instructions compiler.cfg.linear-scan.live-intervals ;
 IN: compiler.cfg.linear-scan.allocation.state
 
 ! Start index of current live interval. We ensure that all
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ SYMBOL: spill-slots
 
 ! A utility used by register-status and spill-status words
 : free-positions ( new -- assoc )
-    vreg>> rep-of reg-class-of registers get at [ 1/0. ] H{ } map>assoc ;
+    vreg>> rep-of reg-class-of registers get at
+    [ 1/0. ] H{ } <linked-assoc> map>assoc ;
 
 : add-use-position ( n reg assoc -- ) [ [ min ] when* ] change-at ;
 
diff --git a/basis/compiler/utilities/utilities.factor b/basis/compiler/utilities/utilities.factor
index d8df81fc0d..b6c6910e34 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/utilities/utilities.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/utilities/utilities.factor
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ yield-hook [ [ ] ] initialize
 : alist-most ( alist quot -- pair )
     [ [ ] ] dip '[ [ [ second ] bi@ @ ] most ] map-reduce ; inline
 
-: alist-min ( alist -- pair ) [ before? ] alist-most ;
+: alist-min ( alist -- pair ) [ before=? ] alist-most ;
 
-: alist-max ( alist -- pair ) [ after? ] alist-most ;
+: alist-max ( alist -- pair ) [ after=? ] alist-most ;
 
 : penultimate ( seq -- elt ) [ length 2 - ] keep nth ;