diff --git a/library/compiler/alien/alien-indirect.factor b/library/compiler/alien/alien-indirect.factor
index 2c0dfc6e47..3fed61c16b 100644
--- a/library/compiler/alien/alien-indirect.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/alien/alien-indirect.factor
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ M: alien-indirect-error summary
     empty-node <alien-indirect>
     pop-literal nip over set-alien-indirect-abi
     pop-literal nip over set-alien-indirect-parameters
-    pop-literal nip swap set-alien-indirect-return
-    dup alien-indirect-parameters prep-alien-parameters
-    dup node,
+    pop-literal nip over set-alien-indirect-return
+    dup alien-indirect-parameters
+    make-prep-quot 1 make-dip infer-quot
+    node,
 ] "infer" set-word-prop
 
 : generate-indirect-cleanup ( node -- )
diff --git a/library/compiler/alien/alien-invoke.factor b/library/compiler/alien/alien-invoke.factor
index 2e6f042aa8..165e29891b 100644
--- a/library/compiler/alien/alien-invoke.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/alien/alien-invoke.factor
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ M: alien-invoke-error summary
     pop-literal nip over set-alien-invoke-function
     pop-literal nip over set-alien-invoke-library
     pop-literal nip over set-alien-invoke-return
-    dup alien-invoke-parameters prep-alien-parameters
+    dup alien-invoke-parameters make-prep-quot infer-quot
     dup ensure-dlsym
     dup node,
     alien-invoke-stack
diff --git a/library/compiler/alien/compiler.factor b/library/compiler/alien/compiler.factor
index 3acc2ab325..db9dc79864 100644
--- a/library/compiler/alien/compiler.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/alien/compiler.factor
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ inference ;
 : if-void ( type true false -- )
     pick "void" = [ drop nip call ] [ nip call ] if ; inline
 
-: make-prep-quot ( parameters -- )
+: (make-prep-quot) ( parameters -- )
     dup empty? [
         drop
     ] [
         unclip c-type c-type-prep %
-        \ >r , make-prep-quot \ r> ,
+        \ >r , (make-prep-quot) \ r> ,
     ] if ;
 
-: prep-alien-parameters ( parameters -- quot )
-    [ <reversed> make-prep-quot ] [ ] make infer-quot ;
+: make-prep-quot ( parameters -- quot )
+    [ <reversed> (make-prep-quot) ] [ ] make ;
diff --git a/library/compiler/pentium4/intrinsics.factor b/library/compiler/pentium4/intrinsics.factor
index 311f48223d..ffa30b1938 100644
--- a/library/compiler/pentium4/intrinsics.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/pentium4/intrinsics.factor
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ M: float-regs (%peek)
     fp-scratch swap %move-int>int
     fp-scratch %move-int>float ;
 
-: load-zone-ptr ( vreg -- )
+: load-zone-ptr ( reg -- )
     #! Load pointer to start of zone array
-    dup "generations" f [ dlsym MOV ] 2keep
-    rel-absolute-cell rel-dlsym
+    0 MOV
+    dup "generations" f rel-absolute-cell rel-dlsym
     dup [] MOV ;
 
 : load-allot-ptr ( vreg -- )
diff --git a/library/compiler/x86/intrinsics.factor b/library/compiler/x86/intrinsics.factor
index bd5f0bdfb0..bdd3427ff4 100644
--- a/library/compiler/x86/intrinsics.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/x86/intrinsics.factor
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ IN: compiler
 
 ! User environment
 : %userenv ( -- )
-    "x" operand "userenv" f [ dlsym MOV ] 2keep
-    rel-absolute-cell rel-dlsym
+    "x" operand 0 MOV
+    "userenv" f rel-absolute-cell rel-dlsym
     "n" operand fixnum>slot@
     "n" operand "x" operand ADD ;