diff --git a/basis/compiler/tests/alien.factor b/basis/compiler/tests/alien.factor
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6802b43de6..5b3bed6554
--- a/basis/compiler/tests/alien.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tests/alien.factor
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ IN: compiler.tests
 
 <<
 : libfactor-ffi-tests-path ( -- string )
-    "resource:" normalize-path
+    "resource:" (normalize-path)
     {
         { [ os winnt? ]  [ "libfactor-ffi-test.dll" ] }
         { [ os macosx? ] [ "libfactor-ffi-test.dylib" ] }
diff --git a/basis/math/blas/ffi/ffi.factor b/basis/math/blas/ffi/ffi.factor
index 5466ad2161..48d43849c7 100644
--- a/basis/math/blas/ffi/ffi.factor
+++ b/basis/math/blas/ffi/ffi.factor
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ IN: math.blas.ffi
     { [ os macosx? ] [ "libblas.dylib" intel-unix-abi add-fortran-library ] }
     { [ os windows? cpu x86.32? and ] [ "blas.dll" f2c-abi add-fortran-library ] }
     { [ os windows? cpu x86.64? and ] [ "blas.dll" gfortran-abi add-fortran-library ] }
-    { [ os freebsd? ] [ "libblas.so" gfortran-abi add-fortran-library ] }
+    { [ os [ freebsd? ] [ linux? ] bi or ] [ "libblas.so" gfortran-abi add-fortran-library ] }
     [ "libblas.so" f2c-abi add-fortran-library ]
 } cond
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