diff --git a/src/ikarus.boot b/src/ikarus.boot
index 057726a..036d307 100644
Binary files a/src/ikarus.boot and b/src/ikarus.boot differ
diff --git a/src/makefile.ss b/src/makefile.ss
index c3dc9f5..39218e8 100755
--- a/src/makefile.ss
+++ b/src/makefile.ss
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
       [case-lambda       (core-macro . case-lambda)]
       [type-descriptor   (core-macro . type-descriptor)]
       [letrec            (core-macro . letrec)]
+      [letrec*           (core-macro . letrec*)]
       [if                (core-macro . if)]
       [when              (core-macro . when)]         
       [unless            (core-macro . unless)]
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@
       [case-lambda      i r]
       [type-descriptor  i  ]
       [letrec           i r]
+      [letrec*          i r]
       [if               i r]
       [when             i r]
       [unless           i r]