diff --git a/src/d_dehacked.cpp b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
index 9004dc555c..0946b63288 100644
--- a/src/d_dehacked.cpp
+++ b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
@@ -783,8 +783,8 @@ void SetDehParams(FState *state, int codepointer)
 		}
 		// Emit code for action parameters.
 		MBFCodePointerFactories[codepointer](emitters, value1, value2);
-		int count = emitters.EmitParameters(&buildit);
-		buildit.Emit(OP_CALL_K, buildit.GetConstantAddress(sym->Variants[0].Implementation), count, 0);
+		emitters.AddTarget(sym->Variants[0].Implementation);
+		emitters.EmitCall(&buildit);
 		buildit.Emit(OP_RET, RET_FINAL, REGT_NIL, 0);
 		// Attach it to the state.
 		VMScriptFunction *sfunc = new VMScriptFunction;
diff --git a/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp b/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
index 74ab9a1c8e..bccef90613 100644
--- a/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
@@ -5499,12 +5499,9 @@ ExpEmit FxRandom::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	emitters.AddParameterPointerConst(rng);
 	emitters.AddParameter(build, min);
 	emitters.AddParameter(build, max);
-	int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-	build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(callfunc), count, 1);
-
-	ExpEmit out(build, REGT_INT);
-	build->Emit(OP_RESULT, 0, REGT_INT, out.RegNum);
-	return out;
+	emitters.AddTarget(callfunc);
+	emitters.AddReturn(REGT_INT);
+	return emitters.EmitCall(build);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -5608,10 +5605,10 @@ ExpEmit FxRandomPick::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	emitters.AddParameterPointerConst(rng);
 	emitters.AddParameterIntConst(0);
 	emitters.AddParameterIntConst(choices.Size() - 1);
-	int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-	build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(callfunc), count, 1);
+	emitters.AddTarget(callfunc);
+	emitters.AddReturn(REGT_INT);
+	auto resultreg = emitters.EmitCall(build);
 
-	ExpEmit resultreg(build, REGT_INT);
 	build->Emit(OP_RESULT, 0, REGT_INT, resultreg.RegNum);
 	build->Emit(OP_IJMP, resultreg.RegNum, choices.Size());
 
@@ -5729,12 +5726,9 @@ ExpEmit FxFRandom::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	emitters.AddParameterPointerConst(rng);
 	emitters.AddParameter(build, min);
 	emitters.AddParameter(build, max);
-	int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-	build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(callfunc), count, 1);
-
-	ExpEmit out(build, REGT_FLOAT);
-	build->Emit(OP_RESULT, 0, REGT_FLOAT, out.RegNum);
-	return out;
+	emitters.AddTarget(callfunc);
+	emitters.AddReturn(REGT_FLOAT);
+	return emitters.EmitCall(build);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -5810,12 +5804,9 @@ ExpEmit FxRandom2::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 
 	emitters.AddParameterPointerConst(rng);
 	emitters.AddParameter(build, mask);
-	int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-	build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(callfunc), count, 1);
-
-	ExpEmit out(build, REGT_INT);
-	build->Emit(OP_RESULT, 0, REGT_INT, out.RegNum);
-	return out;
+	emitters.AddTarget(callfunc);
+	emitters.AddReturn(REGT_INT);
+	return emitters.EmitCall(build);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -5885,11 +5876,8 @@ ExpEmit FxRandomSeed::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 
 	emitters.AddParameterPointerConst(rng);
 	emitters.AddParameter(build, seed);
-	int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-	build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(callfunc), count, 0);
-
-	ExpEmit call;
-	return call;
+	emitters.AddTarget(callfunc);
+	return emitters.EmitCall(build);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -8554,9 +8542,7 @@ ExpEmit FxActionSpecialCall::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	EmitterArray emitters;
 
 	emitters.AddParameterIntConst(abs(Special));			// pass special number
-
-	ExpEmit selfemit(Self->Emit(build));
-	emitters.AddParameterPointer(selfemit.RegNum, selfemit.Konst);
+	emitters.AddParameter(build, Self);
 
 	for (; i < ArgList.Size(); ++i)
 	{
@@ -8590,13 +8576,9 @@ ExpEmit FxActionSpecialCall::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	ArgList.DeleteAndClear();
 	ArgList.ShrinkToFit();
 
-	int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-	selfemit.Free(build);
-
-	ExpEmit dest(build, REGT_INT);
-	build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(callfunc), count, 1);
-	build->Emit(OP_RESULT, 0, REGT_INT, dest.RegNum);
-	return dest;
+	emitters.AddTarget(callfunc);
+	emitters.AddReturn(REGT_INT);
+	return emitters.EmitCall(build);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -10641,8 +10623,8 @@ ExpEmit FxReturnStatement::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 		build->Emit(OP_ADDA_RK, reg.RegNum, build->FramePointer.RegNum, build->GetConstantInt(build->ConstructedStructs[i]->StackOffset));
 		EmitterArray emitters;
 		emitters.AddParameter(reg, false);
-		int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-		build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(pstr->mDestructor), count, 0);
+		emitters.AddTarget(pstr->mDestructor);
+		emitters.EmitCall(build);
 	}
 
 	// If we return nothing, use a regular RET opcode.
@@ -10834,11 +10816,8 @@ ExpEmit FxClassTypeCast::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	{
 		return ExpEmit(build->GetConstantAddress(nullptr), REGT_POINTER, true);
 	}
-	ExpEmit clsname = basex->Emit(build);
-	assert(!clsname.Konst);
-	ExpEmit dest(build, REGT_POINTER);
 	EmitterArray emitters;
-	emitters.AddParameter(clsname, false);
+	emitters.AddParameter(build, basex);
 	emitters.AddParameterPointerConst(const_cast<PClass *>(desttype));
 
 	// Call the BuiltinNameToClass function to convert from 'name' to class.
@@ -10849,10 +10828,9 @@ ExpEmit FxClassTypeCast::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	assert(((PSymbolVMFunction *)sym)->Function != nullptr);
 	callfunc = ((PSymbolVMFunction *)sym)->Function;
 
-	int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-	build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(callfunc), count, 1);
-	build->Emit(OP_RESULT, 0, REGT_POINTER, dest.RegNum);
-	return dest;
+	emitters.AddTarget(callfunc);
+	emitters.AddReturn(REGT_POINTER);
+	return emitters.EmitCall(build);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -10958,11 +10936,9 @@ ExpEmit FxClassPtrCast::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	assert(sym->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PSymbolVMFunction)));
 	assert(((PSymbolVMFunction *)sym)->Function != nullptr);
 	callfunc = ((PSymbolVMFunction *)sym)->Function;
-	ExpEmit dest(build, REGT_POINTER);
-	int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-	build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(callfunc), count, 1);
-	build->Emit(OP_RESULT, 0, REGT_POINTER, dest.RegNum);
-	return dest;
+	emitters.AddTarget(callfunc);
+	emitters.AddReturn(REGT_POINTER);
+	return emitters.EmitCall(build);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -11337,8 +11313,8 @@ ExpEmit FxLocalVariableDeclaration::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 				build->Emit(OP_ADDA_RK, reg.RegNum, build->FramePointer.RegNum, build->GetConstantInt(StackOffset));
 				EmitterArray emitters;
 				emitters.AddParameter(reg, false);
-				int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-				build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(pstr->mConstructor), count, 0);
+				emitters.AddTarget(pstr->mConstructor);
+				emitters.EmitCall(build);
 			}
 			if (pstr->mDestructor != nullptr) build->ConstructedStructs.Push(this);
 		}
@@ -11364,8 +11340,8 @@ void FxLocalVariableDeclaration::Release(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 				build->Emit(OP_ADDA_RK, reg.RegNum, build->FramePointer.RegNum, build->GetConstantInt(StackOffset));
 				EmitterArray emitters;
 				emitters.AddParameter(reg, false);
-				int count = emitters.EmitParameters(build);
-				build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(pstr->mDestructor), count, 0);
+				emitters.AddTarget(pstr->mDestructor);
+				emitters.EmitCall(build);
 			}
 			build->ConstructedStructs.Delete(build->ConstructedStructs.Find(this));
 		}
diff --git a/src/scripting/backend/vmbuilder.cpp b/src/scripting/backend/vmbuilder.cpp
index ecd8c2d290..40d1873902 100644
--- a/src/scripting/backend/vmbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/backend/vmbuilder.cpp
@@ -1038,3 +1038,16 @@ int EmitterArray::EmitParameters(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	assert(paramcount == numparams);
 	return paramcount;
 }
+
+
+ExpEmit EmitterArray::EmitCall(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
+{
+	int count = EmitParameters(build);
+	build->Emit(OP_CALL_K, build->GetConstantAddress(target), count, returns.Size());
+	if (returns.Size() == 0) return ExpEmit();
+
+	ExpEmit out(build, returns[0]);
+	build->Emit(OP_RESULT, 0, returns[0], out.RegNum);
+	return out;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/scripting/backend/vmbuilder.h b/src/scripting/backend/vmbuilder.h
index eb28f20d97..2b019eee46 100644
--- a/src/scripting/backend/vmbuilder.h
+++ b/src/scripting/backend/vmbuilder.h
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ class EmitterArray
 {
 	// std::function and TArray are not compatible so this has to use std::vector instead.
 	std::vector<std::function<int(VMFunctionBuilder *)>> emitters;
-	unsigned numparams = 0;
+	TArray<int> returns;
+	unsigned numparams = 0;	// This counts the number of pushed elements, which can differ from the number of emitters with vectors.
+	VMFunction *target = nullptr;
 
 public:
 	void AddParameter(VMFunctionBuilder *build, FxExpression *operand);
@@ -178,6 +180,15 @@ public:
 	void AddParameterIntConst(int konst);
 	void AddParameterStringConst(const FString &konst);
 	int EmitParameters(VMFunctionBuilder *build);
+	ExpEmit EmitCall(VMFunctionBuilder *build);
+	void AddReturn(int regtype)
+	{
+		returns.Push(regtype);
+	}
+	void AddTarget(VMFunction *func)
+	{
+		target = func;
+	}
 	unsigned Count() const
 	{
 		return numparams;