diff --git a/phsource/ph_ipa b/phsource/ph_ipa
index e2af8644..801687be 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_ipa
+++ b/phsource/ph_ipa
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 // | frc     |     | B   |     | v   |     | D   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j\  |     | G   |     | R   |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat frc |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | apr     |     | P   |     |     |     |     |     | r\  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
-// | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | l   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+// | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | l   |     |     |     | l`  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | flp     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat flp |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | trl     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
@@ -777,6 +777,13 @@ phoneme l_e
   FMT(l/l)
 endphoneme
 
+phoneme l`
+  vcd rfx lat apr liquid
+  ipa ɭ
+  lengthmod 7
+  FMT(l^/l_rfx)
+endphoneme
+
 phoneme j
   vcd pal apr liquid starttype #i
   ipa j
diff --git a/phsource/phonemes b/phsource/phonemes
index 4d0a0513..20fe9f6b 100644
--- a/phsource/phonemes
+++ b/phsource/phonemes
@@ -417,8 +417,6 @@ phoneme l/3    // Replacement for [l/]
   FMT(l/l_)
 endphoneme
 
-
-
 phoneme l^    // palatal l, e.g. Italian **g**li
   liquid
   ipa ʎ
@@ -442,15 +440,10 @@ phoneme l^    // palatal l, e.g. Italian **g**li
   FMT(l^/l^)
 endphoneme
 
-
 phoneme l.
-  liquid rfx
-  ipa ɭ
-  lengthmod 7
-  FMT(l^/l_rfx)
+  import_phoneme ipa/l`
 endphoneme
 
-
 phoneme L/
   import_phoneme base1/l/2
 endphoneme