diff --git a/compiler/cgen.nim b/compiler/cgen.nim
index 8d24f30c500f..862f3110797c 100644
--- a/compiler/cgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/cgen.nim
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ proc finalCodegenActions*(graph: ModuleGraph; m: BModule; n: PNode) =
         discard cgsym(m, "rawWrite")
 
       # raise dependencies on behalf of genMainProc
-      if m.config.target.targetOS != osStandalone and m.config.selectedGC != gcNone:
+      if m.config.target.targetOS != osStandalone and m.config.selectedGC notin {gcNone, gcArc, gcOrc}:
         discard cgsym(m, "initStackBottomWith")
       if emulatedThreadVars(m.config) and m.config.target.targetOS != osStandalone:
         discard cgsym(m, "initThreadVarsEmulation")