diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5ec5c4dee6..9850e701fa 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Thu Oct  3 20:16:12 2002  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu.nokada@softhome.net>
+Thu Oct  3 20:22:11 2002  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu.nokada@softhome.net>
 
 	* bcc32/mkexports.rb: to work on cygwin via telnet.
 	  [ruby-win32:358]
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Thu Oct  3 20:16:12 2002  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu.nokada@softhome.net>
 	* eval.c (rb_f_require): set source file name for extension
 	  libraries.  [ruby-dev:18445]
 
+	* gc.c (Init_stack): prefer address of argument rather than local
+	  variable to initialize rb_gc_stack_start.
+
 	* ruby.c (translate_char): translate a character in a string;
 	  DOSISH only.  [ruby-dev:18274]
 
diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index 72cbfb626e..7d46110543 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -1225,9 +1225,7 @@ Init_stack(addr)
     extern void *_SEND;
     rb_gc_stack_start = _SEND;
 #else
-    VALUE start;
-
-    if (!addr) addr = &start;
+    if (!addr) addr = (VALUE *)&addr;
     rb_gc_stack_start = addr;
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_GETRLIMIT