1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/rand.h b/rand.h
index 8ceae113..615e60eb 100644
--- a/rand.h
+++ b/rand.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
  */
 
-#define random_state (*lookup_var_l(nil, random_state_s))
+#define random_state (deref(lookup_var_l(nil, random_state_s)))
 extern val random_state_s;
 val make_random_state(val seed);
 val random_state_p(val obj);