diff --git a/src/mmtk-gc.c b/src/mmtk-gc.c
index 943570167e1ff..514cc90c974fa 100644
--- a/src/mmtk-gc.c
+++ b/src/mmtk-gc.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ void *jl_gc_perm_alloc(size_t sz, int zero, unsigned align, unsigned offset)
 
 void jl_gc_notify_image_load(const char* img_data, size_t len)
 {
-    // TODO: We should notify MMTk about the image (VM space)
+    mmtk_set_vm_space((void*)img_data, len);
 }
 
 void jl_gc_notify_image_alloc(char* img_data, size_t len)