diff --git a/basis/io/styles/styles.factor b/basis/io/styles/styles.factor
index 89fe90b568..66b5f0458f 100644
--- a/basis/io/styles/styles.factor
+++ b/basis/io/styles/styles.factor
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ SYMBOL: wrap-margin
 SYMBOL: table-gap
 SYMBOL: table-border
 
-: standard-table-style ( -- style )
+CONSTANT: standard-table-style
     H{
         { table-gap { 5 5 } }
         { table-border T{ rgba f 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 } }
-    } ;
+    }
 
 ! Input history
 TUPLE: input string ;