diff --git a/libs/contrib/System/Future.idr b/libs/contrib/System/Future.idr
index 1fcc8f09354..97f09011362 100644
--- a/libs/contrib/System/Future.idr
+++ b/libs/contrib/System/Future.idr
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ module System.Future
 export
 data Future : Type -> Type where [external]
 
-%extern prim__makeFuture : {0 a : Type} -> Lazy a -> Future a
+%foreign "scheme:blodwen-make-future"
+prim__makeFuture : {0 a : Type} -> (() -> a) -> Future a
 
 %foreign "scheme:blodwen-await-future"
 prim__awaitFuture : {0 a : Type} -> Future a -> a
 
 export %inline -- inlining is important for correct context in codegens
 fork : Lazy a -> Future a
-fork = prim__makeFuture
+fork l = prim__makeFuture $ \_ => force l
 
 export %inline -- inlining is important for correct context in codegens
 await : Future a -> a
diff --git a/src/Compiler/Scheme/Chez.idr b/src/Compiler/Scheme/Chez.idr
index 22418c87d4e..c0ca4309953 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/Scheme/Chez.idr
+++ b/src/Compiler/Scheme/Chez.idr
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ mutual
       = do p' <- schExp cs (chezExtPrim cs) chezString 0 p
            c' <- schExp cs (chezExtPrim cs) chezString 0 c
            pure $ mkWorld $ "(blodwen-register-object " ++ p' ++ " " ++ c' ++ ")"
-  chezExtPrim cs i MakeFuture [_, work]
-      = do work' <- schExp cs (chezExtPrim cs) chezString 0 $ NmForce EmptyFC LUnknown work
-           pure $ "(blodwen-make-future (lambda () " ++ work' ++ "))"
   chezExtPrim cs i prim args
       = schExtCommon cs (chezExtPrim cs) chezString i prim args
 
diff --git a/src/Compiler/Scheme/Common.idr b/src/Compiler/Scheme/Common.idr
index 39d92dad4fa..662ae136d0b 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/Scheme/Common.idr
+++ b/src/Compiler/Scheme/Common.idr
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ data ExtPrim = NewIORef | ReadIORef | WriteIORef
              | SysOS | SysCodegen
              | OnCollect
              | OnCollectAny
-             | MakeFuture
              | Unknown Name
 
 export
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ Show ExtPrim where
   show SysCodegen = "SysCodegen"
   show OnCollect = "OnCollect"
   show OnCollectAny = "OnCollectAny"
-  show MakeFuture = "MakeFuture"
   show (Unknown n) = "Unknown " ++ show n
 
 ||| Match on a user given name to get the scheme primitive
@@ -243,8 +241,7 @@ toPrim pn@(NS _ n)
             (n == UN (Basic "prim__os"), SysOS),
             (n == UN (Basic "prim__codegen"), SysCodegen),
             (n == UN (Basic "prim__onCollect"), OnCollect),
-            (n == UN (Basic "prim__onCollectAny"), OnCollectAny),
-            (n == UN (Basic "prim__makeFuture"), MakeFuture)
+            (n == UN (Basic "prim__onCollectAny"), OnCollectAny)
             ]
            (Unknown pn)
 toPrim pn = Unknown pn
diff --git a/src/Compiler/Scheme/Racket.idr b/src/Compiler/Scheme/Racket.idr
index c7fa06d0fee..d1c86a39f4b 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/Scheme/Racket.idr
+++ b/src/Compiler/Scheme/Racket.idr
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ mutual
       = do p' <- schExp cs (racketPrim cs) racketString 0 p
            c' <- schExp cs (racketPrim cs) racketString 0 c
            pure $ mkWorld $ "(blodwen-register-object " ++ p' ++ " " ++ c' ++ ")"
-  racketPrim cs i MakeFuture [_, work]
-      = do work' <- schExp cs (racketPrim cs) racketString 0 $ NmForce EmptyFC LUnknown work
-           pure $ mkWorld $ "(blodwen-make-future (lambda () " ++ work' ++ "))"
   racketPrim cs i prim args
       = schExtCommon cs (racketPrim cs) racketString i prim args
 
diff --git a/support/chez/support.ss b/support/chez/support.ss
index cdcb380ace1..b37b5a02709 100644
--- a/support/chez/support.ss
+++ b/support/chez/support.ss
@@ -454,10 +454,10 @@
 ;; Future
 
 (define-record future-internal (result ready mutex signal))
-(define (blodwen-make-future work)
+(define (blodwen-make-future ty work)
   (let ([future (make-future-internal #f #f (make-mutex) (make-condition))])
     (fork-thread (lambda ()
-      (let ([result (work)])
+      (let ([result (work '())])
         (with-mutex (future-internal-mutex future)
           (set-future-internal-result! future result)
           (set-future-internal-ready! future #t)
diff --git a/support/racket/support.rkt b/support/racket/support.rkt
index e321c4b65a2..db3b0c23406 100644
--- a/support/racket/support.rkt
+++ b/support/racket/support.rkt
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 ;   )
 
 
-(define (blodwen-make-future work) (future work))
+(define (blodwen-make-future ty work) (future (lambda () (work '()))))
 (define (blodwen-await-future ty future) (touch future))
 
 ;; NB: These should *ALWAYS* be used in multi-threaded programs since Racket