diff --git a/lib/pure/terminal.nim b/lib/pure/terminal.nim
index 974dc839d2..9f36777334 100644
--- a/lib/pure/terminal.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/terminal.nim
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type
 
 var gTerm {.threadvar.}: PTerminal
 
-proc newTerminal(): PTerminal
+proc newTerminal(): PTerminal {.gcsafe.}
 
 proc getTerminal(): PTerminal {.inline.} =
   if isNil(gTerm):