diff --git a/apply.s b/apply.s
index 36d268c..458822a 100644
--- a/apply.s
+++ b/apply.s
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .include "include/io.s"
 .include "include/main_exit.s"
 
-main:
+.thunkcode main
 	# make an integer
 	thunkto %r11, $INT_code, $1