diff --git a/emul/forth/z80c.bin b/emul/forth/z80c.bin
index 785a200..2685946 100644
Binary files a/emul/forth/z80c.bin and b/emul/forth/z80c.bin differ
diff --git a/forth/icore.fs b/forth/icore.fs
index 713babf..be38c92 100644
--- a/forth/icore.fs
+++ b/forth/icore.fs
@@ -29,13 +29,21 @@
 
   This means, of course, that any word compiling a _c word
   can't be executed immediately.
+
+  Also note that because of that "_c" mechanism, it might
+  take two rounds of bootstrapping before the compiled
+  z80c.bin file is "stabilized". That's because the 2nd time
+  around, the recorded offset will have changed.
 )
 
 : _c
-    ['] ROT
+    [
+    ' ROT
     6 -         ( header )
-    ['] _bend
+    ' _bend
     -           ( our offset )
+    LITN
+    ]
     '           ( get word )
     -^          ( apply offset )
     ,           ( write! )