diff --git a/src/emqx_vm.erl b/src/emqx_vm.erl
index dc841229a..ae8e4c3e7 100644
--- a/src/emqx_vm.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_vm.erl
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
                           sl_alloc,
                           ll_alloc,
                           fix_alloc,
+                          literal_alloc,
                           std_alloc
                          ]).