diff --git a/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor b/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
index d6611c3384..da1bcfc61f 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ M: object %prepare-var-args ;
 
 HOOK: %alien-invoke cpu ( function library -- )
 
+HOOK: %vm-invoke cpu ( function library -- )
+
 HOOK: %cleanup cpu ( params -- )
 
 M: object %cleanup ( params -- ) drop ;
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/32/32.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/32/32.factor
index 9939154512..3ec08d5507 100755
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/32/32.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/32/32.factor
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ M: x86.32 reserved-area-size 0 ;
 
 M: x86.32 %alien-invoke 0 CALL rc-relative rel-dlsym ;
 
+M: x86.32 %vm-invoke
+    temp-reg 0 MOV rc-absolute-cell rt-vm rel-fixup ! push the vm ptr as the 3rd argument
+    temp-reg PUSH
+    %alien-invoke
+    temp-reg POP ;
+
 M: x86.32 return-struct-in-registers? ( c-type -- ? )
     c-type
     [ return-in-registers?>> ]
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/64/64.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/64/64.factor
index f4018b1508..4d041d2334 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/64/64.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/64/64.factor
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ M: x86.64 %alien-invoke
     rc-absolute-cell rel-dlsym
     R11 CALL ;
 
+M: x86.64 %vm-invoke %alien-invoke ;
+
 M: x86.64 %prepare-alien-indirect ( -- )
     "unbox_alien" f %alien-invoke
     RBP RAX MOV ;
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
index 27b6667c05..da391f6320 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ M:: x86 %call-gc ( gc-root-count -- )
     ! Pass number of roots as second parameter
     param-reg-2 gc-root-count MOV
     ! Call GC
-    "inline_gc" f %alien-invoke ;
+    "inline_gc" f %vm-invoke ;
 
 M: x86 %alien-global
     [ 0 MOV ] 2dip rc-absolute-cell rel-dlsym ;
diff --git a/vm/cpu-x86.32.hpp b/vm/cpu-x86.32.hpp
index 351865f776..28f2e2978e 100644
--- a/vm/cpu-x86.32.hpp
+++ b/vm/cpu-x86.32.hpp
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ register cell ds asm("esi");
 register cell rs asm("edi");
 
 #define VM_ASM_API VM_C_API __attribute__ ((regparm (2)))
+#undef VM_PTR
+#define VM_PTR myvm
 }
diff --git a/vm/data_gc.cpp b/vm/data_gc.cpp
index dfc1067690..5a7f34ca4b 100755
--- a/vm/data_gc.cpp
+++ b/vm/data_gc.cpp
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ PRIMITIVE(become)
 	PRIMITIVE_GETVM()->vmprim_become();
 }
 
-VM_ASM_API void factorvm::inline_gc(cell *gc_roots_base, cell gc_roots_size)
+void factorvm::inline_gc(cell *gc_roots_base, cell gc_roots_size)
 {
 	for(cell i = 0; i < gc_roots_size; i++)
 		gc_locals.push_back((cell)&gc_roots_base[i]);
@@ -705,9 +705,9 @@ VM_ASM_API void factorvm::inline_gc(cell *gc_roots_base, cell gc_roots_size)
 		gc_locals.pop_back();
 }
 
-VM_ASM_API void inline_gc(cell *gc_roots_base, cell gc_roots_size)
+VM_ASM_API void inline_gc(cell *gc_roots_base, cell gc_roots_size, factorvm *myvm)
 {
-       return vm->inline_gc(gc_roots_base,gc_roots_size);
+	return VM_PTR->inline_gc(gc_roots_base,gc_roots_size);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/vm/data_gc.hpp b/vm/data_gc.hpp
index 950990a91b..84c824d779 100755
--- a/vm/data_gc.hpp
+++ b/vm/data_gc.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PRIMITIVE(gc);
 PRIMITIVE(gc_stats);
 PRIMITIVE(clear_gc_stats);
 PRIMITIVE(become);
-
-VM_ASM_API void inline_gc(cell *gc_roots_base, cell gc_roots_size);
+struct factorvm;
+VM_ASM_API void inline_gc(cell *gc_roots_base, cell gc_roots_size, factorvm *myvm);
 
 }