diff --git a/core/alien/compiler/compiler.factor b/core/alien/compiler/compiler.factor
index 7495be42ca..29957ac088 100755
--- a/core/alien/compiler/compiler.factor
+++ b/core/alien/compiler/compiler.factor
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ hashtables kernel math namespaces sequences words
 inference.backend inference.dataflow system
 math.parser classes alien.arrays alien.c-types alien.structs
 alien.syntax cpu.architecture alien inspector quotations assocs
-kernel.private threads continuations.private libc combinators
-init ;
+kernel.private threads continuations.private libc combinators ;
 IN: alien.compiler
 
 ! Common protocol for alien-invoke/alien-callback/alien-indirect
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ M: alien-indirect generate-node
 ! this hashtable, they will all be blown away by code GC, beware
 SYMBOL: callbacks
 
-[ H{ } clone callbacks set-global ] "alien.compiler" add-init-hook
+callbacks global [ H{ } assoc-like ] change-at
 
 : register-callback ( word -- ) dup callbacks get set-at ;
 
diff --git a/extra/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor b/extra/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
index 3e1aa3ab53..7b6d3fdbb5 100755
--- a/extra/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
+++ b/extra/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ SYMBOL: deploy-vocab
         builtins ,
         strip-io? [ io-backend , ] unless
 
+        deploy-compiler? get [
+            "callbacks" "alien.compiler" lookup ,
+        ] when
+
         strip-dictionary? [
             {
                 dictionary