diff --git a/cyclone.scm b/cyclone.scm
index 979e4b51..e0df686f 100644
--- a/cyclone.scm
+++ b/cyclone.scm
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@
       (set! imported-vars (lib:resolve-imports imports))
       (trace:info "resolved imports:")
       (trace:info imported-vars)
-      (trace:info "resolved macros:")
-      (trace:info (lib:resolve-meta imports))
+      (let ((meta (lib:resolve-meta imports)))
+        (set! *defined-macros* (append meta *defined-macros*))
+        (trace:info "resolved macros:")
+        (trace:info meta))
 
       ;; TODO: how to handle stdlib when compiling a library??
       ;; either need to keep track of what was actually used,
diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/transforms.sld b/scheme/cyclone/transforms.sld
index 4d874417..526f58d4 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/transforms.sld
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/transforms.sld
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
           (scheme cyclone macros)
   )
   (export
-    ;*defined-macros* 
+    *defined-macros* 
     *do-code-gen*
     *trace-level*
     *primitives*