diff --git a/racket/src/racket/gc2/newgc.c b/racket/src/racket/gc2/newgc.c
index 0ff801a367..4ea848be4e 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/gc2/newgc.c
+++ b/racket/src/racket/gc2/newgc.c
@@ -1744,14 +1744,18 @@ void *GC_malloc_pair(void *car, void *cdr)
 
   if (TAKE_SLOW_PATH() || OVERFLOWS_GEN0(newptr)) {
     NewGC *gc = GC_get_GC();
-    CHECK_PARK_UNUSED(gc);
-    gc->park[0] = car;
-    gc->park[1] = cdr;
+    if (!GC_gen0_alloc_only) {
+      CHECK_PARK_UNUSED(gc);
+      gc->park[0] = car;
+      gc->park[1] = cdr;
+    }
     pair = allocate(sizeof(Scheme_Simple_Object), PAGE_PAIR);
-    car = gc->park[0];
-    cdr = gc->park[1];
-    gc->park[0] = NULL;
-    gc->park[1] = NULL;
+    if (!GC_gen0_alloc_only) {
+      car = gc->park[0];
+      cdr = gc->park[1];
+      gc->park[0] = NULL;
+      gc->park[1] = NULL;
+    }
 
     /* Future-local allocation can fail: */
     if (!pair) return NULL;
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/gc2/weak.c b/racket/src/racket/gc2/weak.c
index d85fba66ca..8f360e5d3e 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/gc2/weak.c
+++ b/racket/src/racket/gc2/weak.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void *GC_malloc_weak_array(size_t size_in_bytes, void *replace_val)
   GCTYPE *gc = GC_get_GC();
   GC_Weak_Array *w;
 
-  /* Allcation might trigger GC, so we use park: */
+  /* Allocation might trigger GC, so we use park: */
   CHECK_PARK_UNUSED(gc);
   gc->park[0] = replace_val;
 
@@ -303,20 +303,24 @@ void *GC_malloc_weak_box(void *p, void **secondary, int soffset, int is_late)
   GCTYPE *gc = GC_get_GC();
   GC_Weak_Box *w;
 
-  /* Allcation might trigger GC, so we use park: */
-  CHECK_PARK_UNUSED(gc);
-  gc->park[0] = p;
-  gc->park[1] = secondary;
+  if (!GC_gen0_alloc_only) {
+    /* Allcation might trigger GC, so we use park: */
+    CHECK_PARK_UNUSED(gc);
+    gc->park[0] = p;
+    gc->park[1] = secondary;
+  }
 
   w = (GC_Weak_Box *)GC_malloc_one_tagged(sizeof(GC_Weak_Box));
 
   /* Future-local allocation may fail: */
   if (!w) return NULL;
 
-  p = gc->park[0];
-  secondary = (void **)gc->park[1];
-  gc->park[0] = NULL;
-  gc->park[1] = NULL;
+  if (!GC_gen0_alloc_only) {
+    p = gc->park[0];
+    secondary = (void **)gc->park[1];
+    gc->park[0] = NULL;
+    gc->park[1] = NULL;
+  }
   
   w->type = gc->weak_box_tag;
   w->val = p;