diff --git a/src/ikarus.boot b/src/ikarus.boot
index 0ac9146..d2c38f4 100644
Binary files a/src/ikarus.boot and b/src/ikarus.boot differ
diff --git a/src/ikarus.symbols.ss b/src/ikarus.symbols.ss
index ad8b662..a26e04d 100644
--- a/src/ikarus.symbols.ss
+++ b/src/ikarus.symbols.ss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-(library (ikarus symbols)
+(library (ikarus base symbols)
   (export gensym gensym? gensym->unique-string gensym-prefix
           gensym-count print-gensym string->symbol symbol->string
           getprop putprop remprop property-list
diff --git a/src/ikarus.syntax.ss b/src/ikarus.syntax.ss
index cb331c0..2ad4d30 100644
--- a/src/ikarus.syntax.ss
+++ b/src/ikarus.syntax.ss
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
   (import
     (except (ikarus library-manager) installed-libraries)
     (only (ikarus compiler) eval-core)
-    (only (ikarus) error)
     (chez modules)
-    (only (ikarus) ormap andmap gensym fxadd1 fx= fxsub1 sub1 list*
-          add1 format make-record-type symbol-value parameterize
-          void make-parameter set-symbol-value!)
+    (ikarus symbols)
+    (only (ikarus) error ormap andmap fxadd1 fx= fxsub1 sub1 list*
+          add1 format make-record-type parameterize
+          void make-parameter)
     (rename (r6rs)
       (free-identifier=? sys:free-identifier=?)
       (identifier? sys:identifier?)
diff --git a/src/makefile.ss b/src/makefile.ss
index 16f68a0..bc0702a 100755
--- a/src/makefile.ss
+++ b/src/makefile.ss
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 
 (define library-legend
   '([i           (ikarus)                     #t]
+    [symbols     (ikarus symbols)             #t]
     [r           (r6rs)                       #t]
     [cm          (chez modules)               #t]
     [$all        (ikarus system $all)         #f]
@@ -288,19 +289,19 @@
     [number->string          i r]
     [string->number          i r]
     [flonum->string          i]
-    [symbol?                 i r]
-    [gensym?                 i]
-    [gensym                  i]
-    [getprop                 i]
-    [putprop                 i]
-    [remprop                 i]
-    [property-list           i]
-    [string->symbol          i r]
-    [symbol->string          i r]
-    [gensym->unique-string   i]
-    [symbol-bound?           i]
-    [symbol-value            i]
-    [set-symbol-value!       i]
+    [symbol?                 i r symbols]
+    [gensym?                 i symbols]
+    [gensym                  i symbols]
+    [getprop                 i symbols]
+    [putprop                 i symbols]
+    [remprop                 i symbols]
+    [property-list           i symbols]
+    [string->symbol          i r symbols]
+    [symbol->string          i r symbols]
+    [gensym->unique-string   i symbols]
+    [symbol-bound?           i symbols]
+    [symbol-value            i symbols]
+    [set-symbol-value!       i symbols]
     [make-guardian           i]
     [make-input-port         i]
     [make-output-port        i]
@@ -351,9 +352,9 @@
     [format                  i]
     [pretty-print            i]
     [comment-handler         i]
-    [print-gensym            i]
-    [gensym-count            i]
-    [gensym-prefix           i]
+    [print-gensym            i symbols]
+    [gensym-count            i symbols]
+    [gensym-prefix           i symbols]
     [make-hash-table         i]
     [hash-table?             i]
     [get-hash-table          i]