diff --git a/basis/io/streams/limited/limited.factor b/basis/io/streams/limited/limited.factor
index b387d640c4..b025ec4eca 100644
--- a/basis/io/streams/limited/limited.factor
+++ b/basis/io/streams/limited/limited.factor
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespaces sequences math.order ;
 IN: io.streams.limited
 
 TUPLE: limited-stream stream count limit current start stop ;
+INSTANCE: limited-stream input-stream
 
 : <limited-stream> ( stream limit -- stream' )
     limited-stream new