diff --git a/Source/NSGarbageCollector.m b/Source/NSGarbageCollector.m
index 65a1bca51..624c66411 100644
--- a/Source/NSGarbageCollector.m
+++ b/Source/NSGarbageCollector.m
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ void CFRelease(id obj)
 
 + (void) initialize
 {
-  collector = [self alloc];
+  if (objc_collecting_enabled())
+    {
+      collector = [self alloc];
+    }
 }
 
 - (void) collectIfNeeded