diff --git a/core/vocabs/loader/loader.factor b/core/vocabs/loader/loader.factor
index 2acefe4cef..59fe06e6fd 100644
--- a/core/vocabs/loader/loader.factor
+++ b/core/vocabs/loader/loader.factor
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ PRIVATE>
 : require ( vocab -- )
     load-vocab drop ;
 
-: require-if ( if then -- )
+: require-when ( if then -- )
     over vocab
     [ nip require ]
     [ swap conditional-requires get [ swap suffix ] change-at ]
diff --git a/core/vocabs/loader/test/m/m.factor b/core/vocabs/loader/test/m/m.factor
index e5106d86b7..d6d3bd8a7a 100644
--- a/core/vocabs/loader/test/m/m.factor
+++ b/core/vocabs/loader/test/m/m.factor
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 USE: vocabs.loader
 IN: vocabs.loader.test.m
 
-"vocabs.loader.test.o" "vocabs.loader.test.n" require-if
+"vocabs.loader.test.o" "vocabs.loader.test.n" require-when