diff --git a/basis/sorting/functor/functor.factor b/basis/sorting/functor/functor.factor
index 7f46af4c92..8e9ea6a9ea 100644
--- a/basis/sorting/functor/functor.factor
+++ b/basis/sorting/functor/functor.factor
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ NAME>=< DEFINES ${NAME}>=<
 
 WHERE
 
-: NAME<=> ( obj1 obj2 -- <=> ) QUOT bi@ <=> ;
+: NAME<=> ( obj1 obj2 -- <=> ) QUOT compare ;
 : NAME>=< ( obj1 obj2 -- >=< ) NAME<=> invert-comparison ;
 
 ;FUNCTOR