diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
index da391f6320..798b67bc1a 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ M:: x86 %call-gc ( gc-root-count -- )
     ! Call GC
     "inline_gc" f %vm-invoke ;
 
-M: x86 %alien-global
+M: x86 %alien-global ( dst symbol library -- )
     [ 0 MOV ] 2dip rc-absolute-cell rel-dlsym ;
 
 M: x86 %epilogue ( n -- ) cell - incr-stack-reg ;
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ M:: x86 %save-context ( temp1 temp2 callback-allowed? -- )
     #! Save Factor stack pointers in case the C code calls a
     #! callback which does a GC, which must reliably trace
     #! all roots.
-    temp1 "stack_chain" f %alien-global
+    temp1 0 MOV rc-absolute-cell rt-vm rel-fixup ! stack-chain is first item in vm struct. TODO: make vm C-STRUCT
     temp1 temp1 [] MOV
     temp2 stack-reg cell neg [+] LEA
     temp1 [] temp2 MOV
diff --git a/vm/contexts.cpp b/vm/contexts.cpp
index 3d627ab050..f5c63f1e7f 100644
--- a/vm/contexts.cpp
+++ b/vm/contexts.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include "master.hpp"
 
-factor::context *stack_chain;
-
 namespace factor
 {
 
diff --git a/vm/contexts.hpp b/vm/contexts.hpp
index 905d3d5b49..17f8a7eb70 100644
--- a/vm/contexts.hpp
+++ b/vm/contexts.hpp
@@ -55,4 +55,3 @@ VM_C_API void unnest_stacks();
 
 }
 
-VM_C_API factor::context *stack_chain;
diff --git a/vm/cpu-x86.64.S b/vm/cpu-x86.64.S
index 606c81c582..98addeb80d 100644
--- a/vm/cpu-x86.64.S
+++ b/vm/cpu-x86.64.S
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ DEF(void,primitive_inline_cache_miss_tail,(void)):
 	add $STACK_PADDING,%rsp
 	jmp *%rax
 
-<<<<<<< HEAD
+
 DEF(void,get_sse_env,(void*)):
 	stmxcsr (%rdi)
 	ret
diff --git a/vm/vm.hpp b/vm/vm.hpp
index 9af0c5c8f9..40be36b249 100644
--- a/vm/vm.hpp
+++ b/vm/vm.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ namespace factor
 
 struct factorvm {
 
+	factor::context *stack_chain; 
+
+
 	// segments
 	inline cell align_page(cell a);