diff --git a/basis/stack-checker/transforms/transforms.factor b/basis/stack-checker/transforms/transforms.factor
index 6e11eb1189..7eec29f94b 100644
--- a/basis/stack-checker/transforms/transforms.factor
+++ b/basis/stack-checker/transforms/transforms.factor
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ IN: stack-checker.transforms
         [ "method-class" word-prop ]
         [ "method-generic" word-prop ] bi
         [ inlined-dependency depends-on ] bi@
-    ] [ next-method-quot ] bi
+    ] [
+        [ next-method-quot ]
+        [ '[ _ no-next-method ] ] bi or
+    ] bi
 ] 1 define-transform
 
 ! Constructors
diff --git a/core/generic/standard/standard-tests.factor b/core/generic/standard/standard-tests.factor
index f6635276b3..7dadc807fd 100644
--- a/core/generic/standard/standard-tests.factor
+++ b/core/generic/standard/standard-tests.factor
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ M: ceo salary
 [ T{ inconsistent-next-method f ceo salary } = ] must-fail-with
 
 [ intern boa salary ]
-[ T{ no-next-method f intern salary } = ] must-fail-with
+[ no-next-method? ] must-fail-with
 
 ! Weird shit
 TUPLE: a ;