diff --git a/src/rtutils.c b/src/rtutils.c
index b7e79993201000..e4460050cc7101 100644
--- a/src/rtutils.c
+++ b/src/rtutils.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_eh_restore_state(jl_task_t *ct, jl_handler_t *eh)
 
 JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_eh_restore_state_noexcept(jl_task_t *ct, jl_handler_t *eh)
 {
+    ct->gcstack = eh->gcstack;
     ct->eh = eh->prev;
     ct->ptls->defer_signal = eh->defer_signal; // optional, but certain try-finally (in stream.jl) may be slightly harder to write without this
 }