diff --git a/Source/Additions/GCObject.m b/Source/Additions/GCObject.m
index 8f59cb96b..612e5a243 100644
--- a/Source/Additions/GCObject.m
+++ b/Source/Additions/GCObject.m
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ static BOOL	isCollecting = NO;
     {
       allObjects = (_GCObjectList*)
 	NSAllocateObject([_GCObjectList class], 0, NSDefaultMallocZone());
+      allObjects->gc.next = allObjects;
+      allObjects->gc.previous = allObjects;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Testing/basic.m b/Testing/basic.m
index 6002e59aa..90d705276 100644
--- a/Testing/basic.m
+++ b/Testing/basic.m
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include <gnustep/base/GCObject.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 
@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@ int main ()
   NSString	*s;
   NSArray	*a = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: @"a", @"b", nil];
 
+  o = [GCMutableArray new];
+  x = [GCMutableArray new];
+  [o addObject: x];
+  [x addObject: o];
+  [o release];
+  [x release];
+  [GCObject gcCollectGarbage];
+
   o = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
    @"test", @"one",
    [NSNumber numberWithBool: YES], @"two",