diff --git a/src/aotcompile.cpp b/src/aotcompile.cpp
index 144ad6fc804d7..33c0ad011e6f0 100644
--- a/src/aotcompile.cpp
+++ b/src/aotcompile.cpp
@@ -108,20 +108,37 @@ jl_get_llvm_mis_impl(void *native_code, size_t *num_elements, jl_method_instance
     }
 }
 
+// get the list of global variables managed by the compiler
 extern "C" JL_DLLEXPORT_CODEGEN void jl_get_llvm_gvs_impl(void *native_code,
                                                           size_t *num_elements, void **data)
 {
-    // map a memory location (jl_value_t or jl_binding_t) to a GlobalVariable
     jl_native_code_desc_t *desc = (jl_native_code_desc_t *)native_code;
-    auto &value_map = desc->jl_value_to_llvm;
+    auto &gvars = desc->jl_sysimg_gvars;
 
     if (data == NULL) {
-        *num_elements = value_map.size();
+        *num_elements = gvars.size();
         return;
     }
 
-    assert(*num_elements == value_map.size());
-    memcpy(data, value_map.data(), *num_elements * sizeof(void *));
+    assert(*num_elements == gvars.size());
+    memcpy(data, gvars.data(), *num_elements * sizeof(void *));
+}
+
+// get the initializer values (jl_value_t or jl_binding_t ptr) of managed global variables
+extern "C" JL_DLLEXPORT_CODEGEN void jl_get_llvm_gv_inits_impl(void *native_code,
+                                                               size_t *num_elements,
+                                                               void **data)
+{
+    jl_native_code_desc_t *desc = (jl_native_code_desc_t *)native_code;
+    auto &inits = desc->jl_value_to_llvm;
+
+    if (data == NULL) {
+        *num_elements = inits.size();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    assert(*num_elements == inits.size());
+    memcpy(data, inits.data(), *num_elements * sizeof(void *));
 }
 
 extern "C" JL_DLLEXPORT_CODEGEN void jl_get_llvm_external_fns_impl(void *native_code,
diff --git a/src/codegen-stubs.c b/src/codegen-stubs.c
index 04f38fb9091be..e083d1d90eeba 100644
--- a/src/codegen-stubs.c
+++ b/src/codegen-stubs.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_dump_native_fallback(void *native_code,
         const char *bc_fname, const char *unopt_bc_fname, const char *obj_fname, const char *asm_fname,
         ios_t *z, ios_t *s) UNAVAILABLE
 JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_get_llvm_gvs_fallback(void *native_code, arraylist_t *gvs) UNAVAILABLE
+JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_get_llvm_gv_inits_fallback(void *native_code, arraylist_t *inits) UNAVAILABLE
 JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_get_llvm_external_fns_fallback(void *native_code, arraylist_t *gvs) UNAVAILABLE
 JL_DLLEXPORT void jl_get_llvm_mis_fallback(void *native_code, arraylist_t* MIs) UNAVAILABLE
 
diff --git a/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc b/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
index 7b204066b8c28..ea6f4c38f7f70 100644
--- a/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
+++ b/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@
     YY(jl_get_LLVM_VERSION) \
     YY(jl_dump_native) \
     YY(jl_get_llvm_gvs) \
+    YY(jl_get_llvm_gv_inits) \
     YY(jl_get_llvm_external_fns) \
     YY(jl_get_llvm_mis) \
     YY(jl_dump_function_asm) \
diff --git a/src/julia_internal.h b/src/julia_internal.h
index 9436e19fb26b4..c2465b352b6dd 100644
--- a/src/julia_internal.h
+++ b/src/julia_internal.h
@@ -2040,8 +2040,9 @@ JL_DLLIMPORT void jl_dump_native(void *native_code,
         const char *bc_fname, const char *unopt_bc_fname, const char *obj_fname, const char *asm_fname,
         ios_t *z, ios_t *s, jl_emission_params_t *params);
 JL_DLLIMPORT void jl_get_llvm_gvs(void *native_code, size_t *num_els, void **gvs);
+JL_DLLIMPORT void jl_get_llvm_gv_inits(void *native_code, size_t *num_els, void **inits);
 JL_DLLIMPORT void jl_get_llvm_external_fns(void *native_code, size_t *num_els,
-                                           jl_code_instance_t *gvs);
+                                           jl_code_instance_t *fns);
 JL_DLLIMPORT void jl_get_function_id(void *native_code, jl_code_instance_t *ncode,
         int32_t *func_idx, int32_t *specfunc_idx);
 JL_DLLIMPORT void jl_register_fptrs(uint64_t image_base, const struct _jl_image_fptrs_t *fptrs,
diff --git a/src/staticdata.c b/src/staticdata.c
index 211ba09ac72d7..301968e6e2e26 100644
--- a/src/staticdata.c
+++ b/src/staticdata.c
@@ -3055,9 +3055,9 @@ static void jl_save_system_image_to_stream(ios_t *f, jl_array_t *mod_array,
     int en = jl_gc_enable(0);
     if (native_functions) {
         size_t num_gvars, num_external_fns;
-        jl_get_llvm_gvs(native_functions, &num_gvars, NULL);
+        jl_get_llvm_gv_inits(native_functions, &num_gvars, NULL);
         arraylist_grow(&gvars, num_gvars);
-        jl_get_llvm_gvs(native_functions, &num_gvars, gvars.items);
+        jl_get_llvm_gv_inits(native_functions, &num_gvars, gvars.items);
         jl_get_llvm_external_fns(native_functions, &num_external_fns, NULL);
         arraylist_grow(&external_fns, num_external_fns);
         jl_get_llvm_external_fns(native_functions, &num_external_fns,