diff --git a/extra/closures/closures.factor b/extra/closures/closures.factor
index 94bd2664eb..1411fa96c0 100644
--- a/extra/closures/closures.factor
+++ b/extra/closures/closures.factor
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 USING: fry namespaces kernel sequences parser ;
 IN: closures
-: delayed-bind ( quot -- quot' ) '[ namespace [ _ bind ] curry ] ;
+: delayed-bind ( quot -- quot' ) '[ namestack [ set-namestack @ ] curry ] ;
 SYNTAX: C[ parse-quotation delayed-bind over push-all ;