diff --git a/racket/syndicate/examples/actor/lambda.rkt b/racket/syndicate/examples/actor/lambda.rkt
index 4cbf5a8..4966700 100644
--- a/racket/syndicate/examples/actor/lambda.rkt
+++ b/racket/syndicate/examples/actor/lambda.rkt
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
   (define (emit-actor! a)
     (set! actors (cons a actors)))
 
+  (define (gensym/intern base)
+    (string->symbol (symbol->string (gensym base))))
+
   (define ($ v)
     (format-symbol "$~a" v))
 
@@ -52,9 +55,6 @@
                                                 `(assert (rpc (list (list ',n ,@fvs) ,@vars)
                                                               ,v)))))))))
 
-  (define (gensym/intern base)
-    (string->symbol (symbol->string (gensym base))))
-
   (define (compile-term term k)
     (match term
       [`(lambda (,var ...) ,body)