diff --git a/basis/ui/gadgets/tables/tables.factor b/basis/ui/gadgets/tables/tables.factor
index c726b7e9f1..ba3b5a2f78 100644
--- a/basis/ui/gadgets/tables/tables.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/gadgets/tables/tables.factor
@@ -47,10 +47,13 @@ mouse-index
 focused? ;
 
 : new-table ( rows renderer class -- table )
-   new-line-gadget swap >>renderer swap >>model
-    f <model> >>selected-value sans-serif-font >>font
-    focus-border-color >>focus-border-color
-    transparent >>column-line-color ;
+    new-line-gadget
+        swap >>renderer
+        swap >>model
+        f <model> >>selected-value
+        sans-serif-font >>font
+        focus-border-color >>focus-border-color
+        transparent >>column-line-color ; inline
 
 : <table> ( rows renderer -- table ) table new-table ;
 
diff --git a/extra/merger/tags.txt b/extra/merger/tags.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c80b8b4fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/merger/tags.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+unportable
+