diff --git a/compiler/sparc/cell.lisp b/compiler/sparc/cell.lisp
index 7eb21d22774110fa6a7ba7378e55d15bebeb1da3..07f7b8528ff2cdcdec14e9a631a82cdcbcaaf128 100644
--- a/compiler/sparc/cell.lisp
+++ b/compiler/sparc/cell.lisp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ;;; Scott Fahlman (FAHLMAN@CMUC). 
 ;;; **********************************************************************
 ;;;
-;;; $Header: /Volumes/share2/src/cmucl/cvs2git/cvsroot/src/compiler/sparc/cell.lisp,v 1.3 1991/01/09 02:10:50 wlott Exp $
+;;; $Header: /Volumes/share2/src/cmucl/cvs2git/cvsroot/src/compiler/sparc/cell.lisp,v 1.4 1991/01/24 18:21:37 wlott Exp $
 ;;;
 ;;;    This file contains the VM definition of various primitive memory access
 ;;; VOPs for the SPARC.
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@
       (inst nop)
       (inst cmp type vm:closure-header-type)
       (inst b :eq closure)
+      (inst cmp type vm:funcallable-instance-header-type)
+      (inst b :eq closure)
       (inst cmp type vm:function-header-type)
       (inst b :eq normal-fn)
       (inst move temp function)