diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/src/context.rs b/cranelift/codegen/src/context.rs
index 4eb0c3b127a6..ef092fb8183a 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/src/context.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/src/context.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use crate::legalize_function;
 use crate::legalizer::simple_legalize;
 use crate::licm::do_licm;
 use crate::loop_analysis::LoopAnalysis;
-use crate::machinst::MachCompileResult;
+use crate::machinst::{MachCompileResult, MachStackMap};
 use crate::nan_canonicalization::do_nan_canonicalization;
 use crate::postopt::do_postopt;
 use crate::redundant_reload_remover::RedundantReloadRemover;
@@ -239,10 +239,23 @@ impl Context {
         let mut sink = MemoryCodeSink::new(mem, relocs, traps, stack_maps);
         if let Some(ref result) = &self.mach_compile_result {
             result.buffer.emit(&mut sink);
+            let info = sink.info;
+            // New backends do not emit StackMaps through the `CodeSink` because its interface
+            // requires `Value`s; instead, the `StackMap` objects are directly accessible via
+            // `result.buffer.stack_maps()`.
+            for &MachStackMap {
+                offset_end,
+                ref stack_map,
+                ..
+            } in result.buffer.stack_maps()
+            {
+                stack_maps.add_stack_map(offset_end, stack_map.clone());
+            }
+            info
         } else {
             isa.emit_function_to_memory(&self.func, &mut sink);
+            sink.info
         }
-        sink.info
     }
 
     /// Creates unwind information for the function.
diff --git a/tests/all/gc.rs b/tests/all/gc.rs
index 0f278cd96119..e616b2d0c8ad 100644
--- a/tests/all/gc.rs
+++ b/tests/all/gc.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ impl Drop for GcOnDrop {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "experimental_x64", ignore)] // TODO #2079 investigate.
 fn smoke_test_gc() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let (store, module) = ref_types_module(
         r#"
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ fn wasm_dropping_refs() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "experimental_x64", ignore)] // TODO #2079 investigate.
 fn many_live_refs() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut wat = r#"
         (module
@@ -375,7 +373,6 @@ fn gc_during_gc_when_passing_refs_into_wasm() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "experimental_x64", ignore)] // TODO #2079 investigate.
 fn gc_during_gc_from_many_table_gets() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let (store, module) = ref_types_module(
         r#"