diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/jit.c b/src/mzscheme/src/jit.c
index ca6271cb22..2d51bcf606 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/jit.c
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/jit.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static void *generate_one(mz_jit_state *old_jitter,
 	buffer = scheme_malloc_gcable_code(size);
 #endif
       } else {
-	buffer = malloc(size);
+        buffer = scheme_malloc_code(size);
       }
       RECORD_CODE_SIZE(size);
     } else if (old_jitter) {