--- gc-7.0/malloc.c~	2007-06-06 22:48:35.000000000 +0200
+++ gc-7.0/malloc.c	2007-07-24 12:56:29.000000000 +0200
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@
     size_t lg;
     DCL_LOCK_STATE;
 
+    if (!GC_is_initialized)
+	GC_init();
+
     if(SMALL_OBJ(lb)) {
 	lg = GC_size_map[lb];
 	opp = (void **)&(GC_objfreelist[lg]);
--- gc-7.0/thread_local_alloc.c~	2007-06-28 07:05:00.000000000 +0200
+++ gc-7.0/thread_local_alloc.c	2007-07-24 13:01:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@
     void *result;
     void **tiny_fl;
 
+    if (!GC_is_initialized)
+	GC_init();
+
 #   if defined(REDIRECT_MALLOC) && !defined(USE_PTHREAD_SPECIFIC)
       GC_key_t k = GC_thread_key;
       if (EXPECT(0 == k, 0)) {