diff --git a/basis/db/sqlite/ffi/ffi.factor b/basis/db/sqlite/ffi/ffi.factor
index d9da317c89..c06581e1a2 100644
--- a/basis/db/sqlite/ffi/ffi.factor
+++ b/basis/db/sqlite/ffi/ffi.factor
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ FUNCTION: int sqlite3_bind_double ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int index, double x ) ;
 FUNCTION: int sqlite3_bind_int ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int index, int n ) ;
 FUNCTION: int sqlite3_bind_int64 ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int index, sqlite3_int64 n ) ;
 ! Bind the same function as above, but for unsigned 64bit integers
-: sqlite3-bind-uint64 ( pStmt index in64 -- int )
-    int "sqlite" "sqlite3_bind_int64"
-    { pointer: sqlite3_stmt int sqlite3_uint64 } alien-invoke ;
+FUNCTION-ALIAS: sqlite3-bind-uint64 ( pStmt index in64 -- int )
+    int sqlite3_bind_int64 ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int index, sqlite3_uint64 in64 ) ;
 FUNCTION: int sqlite3_bind_null ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int n ) ;
 FUNCTION: int sqlite3_bind_text ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int index, c-string text, int len, int destructor ) ;
 FUNCTION: int sqlite3_bind_parameter_index ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, c-string name ) ;
@@ -133,9 +132,8 @@ FUNCTION: c-string sqlite3_column_decltype ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int col ) ;
 FUNCTION: int sqlite3_column_int ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int col ) ;
 FUNCTION: sqlite3_int64 sqlite3_column_int64 ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int col ) ;
 ! Bind the same function as above, but for unsigned 64bit integers
-: sqlite3-column-uint64 ( pStmt col -- uint64 )
-    sqlite3_uint64 "sqlite" "sqlite3_column_int64"
-    { pointer: sqlite3_stmt int } alien-invoke ;
+FUNCTION-ALIAS: sqlite3-column-uint64 ( pStmt col -- uint64 )
+    sqlite3_uint64 sqlite3_column_int64 ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int col ) ;
 FUNCTION: double sqlite3_column_double ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int col ) ;
 FUNCTION: c-string sqlite3_column_name ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int col ) ;
 FUNCTION: c-string sqlite3_column_text ( sqlite3_stmt* pStmt, int col ) ;