diff --git a/basis/cocoa/messages/messages.factor b/basis/cocoa/messages/messages.factor
index 5c2de0e2f8..09b2255913 100644
--- a/basis/cocoa/messages/messages.factor
+++ b/basis/cocoa/messages/messages.factor
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ combinators compiler compiler.alien kernel math namespaces make
 parser prettyprint prettyprint.sections quotations sequences
 strings words cocoa.runtime io macros memoize debugger
 io.encodings.ascii effects libc libc.private parser lexer init
-core-foundation ;
+core-foundation fry ;
 IN: cocoa.messages
 
 : make-sender ( method function -- quot )