diff --git a/core/bootstrap/primitives.factor b/core/bootstrap/primitives.factor
index 78c219ae3c..72348ffa03 100644
--- a/core/bootstrap/primitives.factor
+++ b/core/bootstrap/primitives.factor
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ tuple
     { "innermost-frame-executing" "kernel.private" (( callstack -- obj )) }
     { "innermost-frame-scan" "kernel.private" (( callstack -- n )) }
     { "set-innermost-frame-quot" "kernel.private" (( n callstack -- )) }
-    { "call-clear" "kernel" (( quot -- )) }
+    { "call-clear" "kernel.private" (( quot -- )) }
     { "resize-byte-array" "byte-arrays" (( n byte-array -- newbyte-array )) }
     { "dll-valid?" "alien.libraries" (( dll -- ? )) }
     { "unimplemented" "kernel.private" (( -- * )) }