diff --git a/basis/bootstrap/stage2.factor b/basis/bootstrap/stage2.factor
index fb7292b989..45a6c354a6 100644
--- a/basis/bootstrap/stage2.factor
+++ b/basis/bootstrap/stage2.factor
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ SYMBOL: bootstrap-time
     ] if
 ] [
     drop
-    load-help? off
-    "resource:basis/bootstrap/bootstrap-error.factor" run-file
+    [
+        load-help? off
+        "resource:basis/bootstrap/bootstrap-error.factor" run-file
+    ] with-scope
 ] recover