diff --git a/src/cgutils.cpp b/src/cgutils.cpp
index f48f176033989..a2c931ebe06dd 100644
--- a/src/cgutils.cpp
+++ b/src/cgutils.cpp
@@ -367,14 +367,17 @@ static void jl_gen_llvm_gv_array(llvm::Module *mod, SmallVector<GlobalVariable*,
 #endif
 }
 
-static void jl_sysimg_to_llvm(llvm::Module *mod, const char *sysimg_data, size_t sysimg_len)
+static void jl_sysimg_to_llvm(llvm::Module *mod, SmallVector<GlobalVariable*, 8> &globalvars,
+                              const char *sysimg_data, size_t sysimg_len)
 {
     Constant *data = ConstantDataArray::get(jl_LLVMContext, ArrayRef<uint8_t>((const unsigned char*)sysimg_data, sysimg_len));
-    addComdat(new GlobalVariable(*mod, data->getType(), true, GlobalVariable::ExternalLinkage,
-                                 data, "jl_system_image_data"));
+    globalvars.push_back(addComdat(new GlobalVariable(*mod, data->getType(), true,
+                                                      GlobalVariable::ExternalLinkage,
+                                                      data, "jl_system_image_data")));
     Constant *len = ConstantInt::get(T_size, sysimg_len);
-    addComdat(new GlobalVariable(*mod, len->getType(), true, GlobalVariable::ExternalLinkage,
-                                 len, "jl_system_image_size"));
+    globalvars.push_back(addComdat(new GlobalVariable(*mod, len->getType(), true,
+                                                      GlobalVariable::ExternalLinkage,
+                                                      len, "jl_system_image_size")));
 }
 
 static int32_t jl_assign_functionID(Function *functionObject)
diff --git a/src/codegen.cpp b/src/codegen.cpp
index 82691b7090a08..4575080f37aa7 100644
--- a/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ struct jl_varinfo_t {
 
 // --- helpers for reloading IR image
 static void jl_gen_llvm_gv_array(llvm::Module *mod, SmallVector<GlobalVariable*, 8> &globalvars);
-static void jl_sysimg_to_llvm(llvm::Module *mod, const char *sysimg_data, size_t sysimg_len);
+static void jl_sysimg_to_llvm(llvm::Module *mod, SmallVector<GlobalVariable*, 8> &globalvars,
+                              const char *sysimg_data, size_t sysimg_len);
 
 extern "C"
 void jl_dump_bitcode(char *fname)
@@ -489,12 +490,12 @@ void jl_dump_objfile(char *fname, int jit_model, const char *sysimg_data, size_t
     SmallVector<GlobalVariable*, 8> globalvars;
 #ifdef USE_MCJIT
     if (sysimg_data)
-        jl_sysimg_to_llvm(shadow_module, sysimg_data, sysimg_len);
+        jl_sysimg_to_llvm(shadow_module, globalvars, sysimg_data, sysimg_len);
     jl_gen_llvm_gv_array(shadow_module, globalvars);
     PM.run(*shadow_module);
 #else
     if (sysimg_data)
-        jl_sysimg_to_llvm(jl_Module, sysimg_data, sysimg_len);
+        jl_sysimg_to_llvm(jl_Module, globalvars, sysimg_data, sysimg_len);
     jl_gen_llvm_gv_array(jl_Module, globalvars);
     PM.run(*jl_Module);
 #endif