diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_vm.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_vm.erl
index 06e17513b..91b3e54f9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_vm.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_vm.erl
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
                           sl_alloc,
                           ll_alloc,
                           fix_alloc,
+                          literal_alloc,
                           std_alloc
                          ]).