diff --git a/core/prettyprint/prettyprint.factor b/core/prettyprint/prettyprint.factor
index 2d4e6ced14..d578738c56 100755
--- a/core/prettyprint/prettyprint.factor
+++ b/core/prettyprint/prettyprint.factor
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ M: hook-generic synopsis*
     dup definer.
     dup seeing-word
     dup pprint-word
-    dup "combination" word-prop hook-combination-var pprint-word
+    dup "combination" word-prop hook-combination-var pprint*
     stack-effect. ;
 
 M: method-spec synopsis*