diff --git a/basis/stack-checker/known-words/known-words.factor b/basis/stack-checker/known-words/known-words.factor
index f1034f2ca6..fdc4b4b35c 100644
--- a/basis/stack-checker/known-words/known-words.factor
+++ b/basis/stack-checker/known-words/known-words.factor
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ M: object infer-call*
         { \ load-locals [ infer-load-locals ] }
         { \ get-local [ infer-get-local ] }
         { \ drop-locals [ infer-drop-locals ] }
-        { \ do-primitive [ unknown-primitive-error inference-error ] }
+        { \ do-primitive [ unknown-primitive-error inference-warning ] }
         { \ alien-invoke [ infer-alien-invoke ] }
         { \ alien-indirect [ infer-alien-indirect ] }
         { \ alien-callback [ infer-alien-callback ] }