diff --git a/basis/compiler/tests/intrinsics.factor b/basis/compiler/tests/intrinsics.factor
index 3c4741272d..df5f484952 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/tests/intrinsics.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tests/intrinsics.factor
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ IN: compiler.tests
 [ -1 ] [ [ -123 -64 fixnum-shift ] compile-call ] unit-test
 [ -1 ] [ -123 -64 [ fixnum-shift ] compile-call ] unit-test
 
+[ HEX: 10000000 ] [ HEX: 1000000 HEX: 10 [ fixnum* ] compile-call ] unit-test
 [ HEX: 10000000 ] [ HEX: -10000000 >fixnum [ 0 swap fixnum- ] compile-call ] unit-test
 [ HEX: 10000000 ] [ HEX: -fffffff >fixnum [ 1 swap fixnum- ] compile-call ] unit-test
 
diff --git a/basis/cpu/ppc/ppc.factor b/basis/cpu/ppc/ppc.factor
index 4ccfd2ee7b..2ca25f607d 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/ppc/ppc.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/ppc/ppc.factor
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ IN: cpu.ppc
 ! f30, f31: float scratch
 
 enable-float-intrinsics
-enable-fixnum*-intrinsic
 
 << \ ##integer>float t frame-required? set-word-prop
 \ ##float>integer t frame-required? set-word-prop >>