diff --git a/compiler/loadcom.lisp b/compiler/loadcom.lisp
index 8b373cc310b0bc36fd444032f629212c8276fd55..4b48dde00bd4eb5fa7e38e9b09ab10c3bfeb06ff 100644
--- a/compiler/loadcom.lisp
+++ b/compiler/loadcom.lisp
@@ -108,6 +108,6 @@
 #+small
 ;;;
 ;;; If we want a small core, blow away the meta-compile time VOP info.
-(setf (backend-parsed-vops *backend*) (make-hash-table #'eq))
+(setf (backend-parsed-vops *backend*) (make-hash-table :test #'eq))
 
 (%proclaim '(optimize (speed 1) (safety 1)))