diff --git a/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor b/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor
index 4a76a20598..8f75cb9442 100644
--- a/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor
+++ b/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ IN: math.matrices
 
 PRIVATE>
 
-: cross ( vec1 vec2 -- vec3 ) [ [ i ] [ j ] [ k ] 2tri ] keep 3sequence ;
+: cross ( vec1 vec2 -- vec3 )
+    [ [ { 1 2 1 } vshuffle ] [ { 2 0 0 } vshuffle ] bi* v* ]
+    [ [ { 2 0 0 } vshuffle ] [ { 1 2 1 } vshuffle ] bi* v* ] 2bi v- ; inline
 
 : proj ( v u -- w )
     [ [ v. ] [ norm-sq ] bi / ] keep n*v ;
diff --git a/basis/math/vectors/vectors.factor b/basis/math/vectors/vectors.factor
index 81af5c12d2..63564f064d 100644
--- a/basis/math/vectors/vectors.factor
+++ b/basis/math/vectors/vectors.factor
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ PRIVATE>
 :: vbroadcast ( u n -- v ) u length n u nth <repetition> u like ;
 
 : vshuffle-elements ( u perm -- v )
+    over length 0 pad-tail
     swap [ '[ _ nth ] ] keep map-as ;
 
 : vshuffle-bytes ( u perm -- v )