1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/esp8266/gccollect.c b/esp8266/gccollect.c
index 3a5032bc93..1b9349f574 100644
--- a/esp8266/gccollect.c
+++ b/esp8266/gccollect.c
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ void gc_collect(void) {
     // trace the stack, including the registers (since they live on the stack in this function)
     gc_collect_root((void**)sp, (STACK_END - sp) / sizeof(uint32_t));
 
+    #if MICROPY_EMIT_XTENSA || MICROPY_EMIT_INLINE_XTENSA
+    // trace any native code because it can contain pointers to the heap
+    esp_native_code_gc_collect();
+    #endif
+
     // end the GC
     gc_collect_end();
 }