2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c97cf6a9..a3ed8f68 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 2012-03-24  Kaz Kylheku  <kaz@kylheku.com>
 
+	Bug #35989
+
+	* match.c (syms_init): text_s must be in the system
+	package because it's not a user-visible operator.
+
+2012-03-24  Kaz Kylheku  <kaz@kylheku.com>
+
 	Performance improvement in the GC: keep at least one heap's worth
 	of free space, so programs close to exhausting a heap do not
 	waste cycles frequently calling the collector.
diff --git a/match.c b/match.c
index de32a99f..19366350 100644
--- a/match.c
+++ b/match.c
@@ -3681,7 +3681,7 @@ static void syms_init(void)
   times_k = intern(lit("times"), keyword_package);
   lines_k = intern(lit("lines"), keyword_package);
   chars_k = intern(lit("chars"), keyword_package);
-  text_s = intern(lit("text"), user_package);
+  text_s = intern(lit("text"), system_package);
   choose_s = intern(lit("choose"), user_package);
   gather_s = intern(lit("gather"), user_package);
   do_s = intern(lit("do"), user_package);