diff --git a/vm/cpu-x86.32.S b/vm/cpu-x86.32.S
index 3a5907cc78..3eeb798093 100644
--- a/vm/cpu-x86.32.S
+++ b/vm/cpu-x86.32.S
@@ -94,12 +94,10 @@ DEF(F_FASTCALL void,throw_impl,(CELL quot, F_STACK_FRAME *rewind_to, void *vm)):
 	jmp *QUOT_XT_OFFSET(ARG0)
 
 DEF(F_FASTCALL void,lazy_jit_compile,(CELL quot, void *vm)):
-	mov ARG1,NV_TEMP_REG         /* stash vm ptr */
+	mov ARG1,ARG2
 	mov STACK_REG,ARG1           /* Save stack pointer */
 	sub $STACK_PADDING,STACK_REG
-	push NV_TEMP_REG             /* push vm ptr as arg3 */
 	call MANGLE(lazy_jit_compile_impl)
-	pop NV_TEMP_REG
 	mov RETURN_REG,ARG0          /* No-op on 32-bit */
 	add $STACK_PADDING,STACK_REG
     jmp *QUOT_XT_OFFSET(ARG0)    /* Call the quotation */
diff --git a/vm/quotations.cpp b/vm/quotations.cpp
index 1bc6240481..e5a2a53f86 100755
--- a/vm/quotations.cpp
+++ b/vm/quotations.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ cell factor_vm::lazy_jit_compile_impl(cell quot_, stack_frame *stack)
 	return quot.value();
 }
 
-VM_ASM_API cell lazy_jit_compile_impl(cell quot_, stack_frame *stack, factor_vm *myvm)
+VM_ASM_API_OVERFLOW cell lazy_jit_compile_impl(cell quot_, stack_frame *stack, factor_vm *myvm)
 {
 	ASSERTVM();
 	return VM_PTR->lazy_jit_compile_impl(quot_,stack);
diff --git a/vm/quotations.hpp b/vm/quotations.hpp
index b21884a35b..43beb05112 100755
--- a/vm/quotations.hpp
+++ b/vm/quotations.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ PRIMITIVE(jit_compile);
 PRIMITIVE(array_to_quotation);
 PRIMITIVE(quotation_xt);
 
-VM_ASM_API cell lazy_jit_compile_impl(cell quot, stack_frame *stack, factor_vm *myvm);
+VM_ASM_API_OVERFLOW cell lazy_jit_compile_impl(cell quot, stack_frame *stack, factor_vm *myvm);
 
 PRIMITIVE(quot_compiled_p);