diff --git a/basis/tools/crossref/crossref.factor b/basis/tools/crossref/crossref.factor
index 3bdf2f83ae..50034822b2 100644
--- a/basis/tools/crossref/crossref.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/crossref/crossref.factor
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ M: word crossref-def
 
 : defs-to-crossref ( -- seq )
     [
-        all-words
+        all-words [ generic? not ] filter
         all-articles [ >link ] map
         source-files get keys [ <pathname> ] map
     ] append-outputs ;