diff --git a/library/bootstrap/boot-stage2.factor b/library/bootstrap/boot-stage2.factor
index 09398d2ad1..4adacba723 100644
--- a/library/bootstrap/boot-stage2.factor
+++ b/library/bootstrap/boot-stage2.factor
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ H{ } clone crossref set
 recrossref
 
 "Setting the resource path..." print
-cwd global "resource-path" set-global
+cwd "resource-path" set-global
 
 [ compiled? ] word-subset length
 number>string write " compiled words" print