1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index ec074b05..89b9c5b5 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -3294,7 +3294,7 @@ void eval_init(void)
 
   reg_fun(intern(lit("make-sym"), user_package), func_n1(make_sym));
   reg_fun(intern(lit("gensym"), user_package), func_n1o(gensym, 0));
-  reg_var(intern(lit("*gensym-counter*"), user_package), gensym_counter);
+  reg_var(gensym_counter_s = intern(lit("*gensym-counter*"), user_package), zero);
   reg_fun(intern(lit("make-package"), user_package), func_n1(make_package));
   reg_fun(intern(lit("find-package"), user_package), func_n1(find_package));
   reg_fun(intern(lit("delete-package"), user_package), func_n1(delete_package));