diff --git a/sys/boot/forth/version.4th b/sys/boot/forth/version.4th
index a4d4dfb4dfd8..274f05a92ec9 100644
--- a/sys/boot/forth/version.4th
+++ b/sys/boot/forth/version.4th
@@ -85,10 +85,12 @@ only forth definitions also version-processing
 	dup versionX @ swap - versionY @ at-xy
 
 	\ Print the version (optionally in cyan)
-	loader_color? dup ( -- bool bool )
+	loader_color? dup ( c-addr/u -- c-addr/u bool bool )
 	if 6 fg then
-	type
+	-rot type
 	if 7 fg then
+
+	0 25 at-xy
 ;
 
 only forth definitions