diff --git a/library/compiler/x86/alien.factor b/library/compiler/x86/alien.factor
index e6fa480e37..b6b3462fdb 100644
--- a/library/compiler/x86/alien.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/x86/alien.factor
@@ -39,16 +39,6 @@ kernel-internals math memory namespaces words ;
     f %alien-invoke
     drop-return-reg ;
 
-: alien-temp ( quot -- )
-    0 [] swap call "alien_temp" f rel-absolute rel-dlsym ;
-
-: %prepare-alien-indirect ( -- )
-    "unbox_alien" f %alien-invoke
-    [ EAX MOV ] alien-temp ;
-
-: %alien-indirect ( -- )
-    [ CALL ] alien-temp ;
-
 : %alien-callback ( quot -- )
     0 <int-vreg> load-literal
     EAX PUSH
diff --git a/library/compiler/x86/architecture.factor b/library/compiler/x86/architecture.factor
index 627e389ece..73c6ab53a7 100644
--- a/library/compiler/x86/architecture.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/x86/architecture.factor
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ M: cs-loc v>operand cs-loc-n cs-reg reg-stack ;
 
 : %alien-invoke ( symbol dll -- ) (CALL) rel-dlsym ;
 
+: alien-temp ( quot -- )
+    0 [] swap call "alien_temp" f rel-absolute rel-dlsym ;
+
+: %prepare-alien-indirect ( -- )
+    "unbox_alien" f %alien-invoke
+    [ EAX MOV ] alien-temp ;
+
+: %alien-indirect ( -- )
+    [ CALL ] alien-temp ;
+
 : with-aligned-stack ( n quot -- )
     #! On Linux, there is no requirement to align stack frames,
     #! so this is mostly a no-op.