diff --git a/hemlock/spell-corr.lisp b/hemlock/spell-corr.lisp
index 535581ffa9a755c23dbabda7f78b44788ca4a1f1..f2b3056e565b44d07e80a6cd1f5a083636fc30fa 100644
--- a/hemlock/spell-corr.lisp
+++ b/hemlock/spell-corr.lisp
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@
 
 ;;;; Some Constants
 
+(eval-when (compile load eval)
+
 ;;; The next number (using 6 bits) is 63, and that's pretty silly because
 ;;; "supercalafragalistic" is less than 31 characters long.
 ;;;
@@ -214,6 +216,8 @@
 (defconstant stored-length-byte (byte 5 0))
 
 
+); eval-when (compile load eval)
+
 
 ;;;; Some Specials and Accesses