diff --git a/src/c/load.d b/src/c/load.d
index 00e486dd4..d615c832a 100644
--- a/src/c/load.d
+++ b/src/c/load.d
@@ -314,6 +314,13 @@ si_load_binary(cl_object filename, cl_object verbose, cl_object print)
 	cl_object prefix;
 	cl_object output;
 
+	/* A full garbage collection enables us to detect unused code
+	   and leave space for the library to be loaded. This is only
+	   required when we use the dlopen wrappers. */
+#ifndef GBC_BOEHM_GENGC
+	si_gc(Ct);
+#endif
+
 	/* We need the full pathname */
 	filename = cl_namestring(cl_truename(filename));