diff --git a/src/julia-syntax.scm b/src/julia-syntax.scm
index 60f6fa80f5b3e..28df69e3949b1 100644
--- a/src/julia-syntax.scm
+++ b/src/julia-syntax.scm
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@
        (new-idxs stuff) (process-indices arr idxs)
        `(block
          ,@(append stmts stuff)
-         (call getindex ,arr ,@new-idxs))))))
+         (call (top getindex) ,arr ,@new-idxs))))))
 
 (define (expand-update-operator op op= lhs rhs . declT)
   (cond ((and (pair? lhs) (eq? (car lhs) 'ref))
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@
                  ,.(map expand-forms stuff)
                  ,@rini
                  ,(expand-forms
-                   `(call setindex! ,arr ,r ,@new-idxs))
+                   `(call (top setindex!) ,arr ,r ,@new-idxs))
                  (unnecessary ,r))))))
          ((|::|)
           ;; (= (|::| x T) rhs)
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@
      (expand-forms `(call (top vect) ,@(cdr e))))
 
    'hcat
-   (lambda (e) (expand-forms `(call hcat ,@(cdr e))))
+   (lambda (e) (expand-forms `(call (top hcat) ,@(cdr e))))
 
    'vcat
    (lambda (e)
@@ -2309,10 +2309,10 @@
                                        (cdr x)
                                        (list x)))
                                  a)))
-                  `(call hvcat
+                  `(call (top hvcat)
                          (tuple ,.(map length rows))
                          ,.(apply append rows)))
-                `(call vcat ,@a))))))
+                `(call (top vcat) ,@a))))))
 
    'typed_hcat
    (lambda (e) (expand-forms `(call (top typed_hcat) ,@(cdr e))))
diff --git a/test/syntax.jl b/test/syntax.jl
index 28afb15ba3b1e..b659305c90b99 100644
--- a/test/syntax.jl
+++ b/test/syntax.jl
@@ -1281,6 +1281,18 @@ let args = (Int, Any)
     @test >:(reverse(args)...)
 end
 
+# issue #25947
+let getindex = 0, setindex! = 1, colon = 2, vcat = 3, hcat = 4, hvcat = 5
+    a = [10,9,8]
+    @test a[2] == 9
+    @test 1:2 isa AbstractRange
+    a[1] = 1
+    @test a[1] == 1
+    @test length([1; 2]) == 2
+    @test size([0 0]) == (1, 2)
+    @test size([1 2; 3 4]) == (2, 2)
+end
+
 # issue #25020
 @test_throws ParseError Meta.parse("using Colors()")