diff --git a/ice-9/ChangeLog b/ice-9/ChangeLog
index eae5a2de0..dda96bfc8 100644
--- a/ice-9/ChangeLog
+++ b/ice-9/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-16  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
+
+	* boot-9.scm (define-private, export-syntax, export-syntax):
+	Changed definitions to form 'real' macro definitions.
+
 2002-11-07  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
 
 	* format.scm (format): Use 'monitor' properly.  Not the definition
diff --git a/ice-9/boot-9.scm b/ice-9/boot-9.scm
index ebbfd4d00..629617890 100644
--- a/ice-9/boot-9.scm
+++ b/ice-9/boot-9.scm
@@ -2591,7 +2591,8 @@
     (else
      (error "use-syntax can only be used at the top level"))))
 
-(define define-private define)
+(defmacro define-private args
+  `(define ,args))
 
 (defmacro define-public args
   (define (syntax)
@@ -2666,9 +2667,11 @@
     (else
      (error "re-export can only be used at the top level"))))
 
-(define export-syntax export)
-(define re-export-syntax re-export)
+(defmacro export-syntax names
+  `(export ,names))
 
+(defmacro export-syntax names
+  `(export ,names))
 
 (define load load-module)