diff --git a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
index f4a7c4400b..73497bdedb 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const
     # above X strings a hash-switch for strings is generated
 
 proc registerGcRoot(p: BProc, v: PSym) =
-  if gSelectedGC in {gcMarkAndSweep, gcGenerational} and
+  if gSelectedGC in {gcMarkAndSweep, gcGenerational, gcV2} and
       containsGarbageCollectedRef(v.loc.t):
     # we register a specialized marked proc here; this has the advantage
     # that it works out of the box for thread local storage then :-)