diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index c97ccf4ebf..26feb5ce8c 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2582,10 +2582,11 @@ else:
 when not defined(JS): #and not defined(nimscript):
   {.push stack_trace: off, profiler:off.}
 
-  when not defined(nimscript):
+  when hasAlloc:
     when not defined(gcStack):
       proc initGC()
-    when not defined(boehmgc) and not defined(useMalloc) and not defined(gogc) and not defined(gcStack):
+    when not defined(boehmgc) and not defined(useMalloc) and
+        not defined(gogc) and not defined(gcStack):
       proc initAllocator() {.inline.}
 
     proc initStackBottom() {.inline, compilerproc.} =
@@ -2603,7 +2604,6 @@ when not defined(JS): #and not defined(nimscript):
       when declared(setStackBottom):
         setStackBottom(locals)
 
-  when hasAlloc:
     var
       strDesc = TNimType(size: sizeof(string), kind: tyString, flags: {ntfAcyclic})