diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1b2a03..14b966c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Words
 `+loop` `lshift` `<=` `<` `>=` `>` `-` `+` `or` `over` `rshift` `rsp` `sp` `swap` `unloop` `u<` `u>` `while` `<>`
 `=` `!` `[` `]` `[code]` `[end-code]` `cell` `cells` `not` `[text-section]` `[data-section]`
 `variable` `2variable` `constant` `create` `,` `c,` `,'` `'` `,"` `"` `allot`
-`lit` `\` `(` `recursive` `[label]` `*` `/` `u*`
+`lit` `\` `(` `recursive` `[label]` `*` `/` `m*`
 
 Usage
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diff --git a/foco65 b/foco65
index 6d86b4b..37027e7 100755
--- a/foco65
+++ b/foco65
@@ -1879,8 +1879,8 @@ m_star_n2_plus
  lda #0
  sta tmp+0
  sta tmp+1
- sta tmp+2
- sta tmp+3
+ sta tmp2+0
+ sta tmp2+1
  ; tmp := w * z
  ldy #16
 m_star_loop
@@ -1889,15 +1889,15 @@ m_star_loop
  bcc m_star_next
  lda z
  clc
- adc tmp+2
- sta tmp+2
+ adc tmp2+0
+ sta tmp2+0
  lda z+1
- adc tmp+3
- sta tmp+3
+ adc tmp2+1
+ sta tmp2+1
 m_star_next
  clc
- ror tmp+3
- ror tmp+2
+ ror tmp2+1
+ ror tmp2+0
  ror tmp+1
  ror tmp+0
  dey
@@ -1914,23 +1914,23 @@ m_star_next
  eor #$FF
  adc #0
  sta tmp+1
- lda tmp+2
+ lda tmp2+0
  eor #$FF
  adc #0
- sta tmp+2
- lda tmp+3
+ sta tmp2+0
+ lda tmp2+1
  eor #$FF
  adc #0
- sta tmp+3
+ sta tmp2+1
 m_star_done
  ; push result on the stack
  lda tmp+0
  sta pstack+2,x
  lda tmp+1
  sta pstack+3,x
- lda tmp+2
+ lda tmp2+0
  sta pstack+0,x
- lda tmp+3
+ lda tmp2+1
  sta pstack+1,x
  jmp next
 [end-code] ;