diff --git a/core/generic/generic.factor b/core/generic/generic.factor
index 53f47c09d5..45de3be97f 100755
--- a/core/generic/generic.factor
+++ b/core/generic/generic.factor
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ M: generic definer drop f f ;
 M: generic definition drop f ;
 
 : make-generic ( word -- )
+    dup { "unannotated-def" } reset-props
     dup dup "combination" word-prop perform-combination define ;
 
 TUPLE: method word def specializer generic loc ;