diff --git a/src/lj_gc.c b/src/lj_gc.c
index e0f74404..6b664908 100644
--- a/src/lj_gc.c
+++ b/src/lj_gc.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ void *lj_mem_realloc(lua_State *L, void *p, MSize osz, MSize nsz)
 }
 
 /* Allocate new GC object and link it to the root set. */
-void *lj_mem_newgco(lua_State *L, MSize size)
+void * LJ_FASTCALL lj_mem_newgco(lua_State *L, MSize size)
 {
   global_State *g = G(L);
   GCobj *o = (GCobj *)g->allocf(g->allocd, NULL, 0, size);
diff --git a/src/lj_gc.h b/src/lj_gc.h
index c3b91e07..dc230848 100644
--- a/src/lj_gc.h
+++ b/src/lj_gc.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ LJ_FUNC void lj_gc_barriertrace(global_State *g, uint32_t traceno);
 
 /* Allocator. */
 LJ_FUNC void *lj_mem_realloc(lua_State *L, void *p, MSize osz, MSize nsz);
-LJ_FUNC void *lj_mem_newgco(lua_State *L, MSize size);
+LJ_FUNC void * LJ_FASTCALL lj_mem_newgco(lua_State *L, MSize size);
 LJ_FUNC void *lj_mem_grow(lua_State *L, void *p,
 			  MSize *szp, MSize lim, MSize esz);