diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1d36c80e7e..a966d8b729 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -594,7 +594,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build examples
         run: ./v build-examples
       - name: v2 self compilation
-        run: .\v.exe -o v2.exe cmd/v && .\v2.exe -o v3.exe cmd/v
+        run: .\v.exe -o v2.exe cmd/v && .\v2.exe -o v3.exe cmd/v && .\v3.exe -o v4.exe cmd/v
+      - name: v2 self compilation with -gc boehm
+        run: .\v.exe -o v2.exe -gc boehm cmd/v && .\v2.exe -o v3.exe -gc boehm cmd/v && .\v3.exe -o v4.exe -gc boehm cmd/v
 
         ##      ## tcc32
         ##      - name: Build with make.bat -tcc32
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/builtin_d_gcboehm.c.v b/vlib/builtin/builtin_d_gcboehm.c.v
index ccc76ff0fb..69dac05359 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/builtin_d_gcboehm.c.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/builtin_d_gcboehm.c.v
@@ -59,14 +59,13 @@ $if dynamic_boehm ? {
 		#flag $first_existing("/usr/local/lib/libgc.a", "/usr/lib/libgc.a")
 		#flag -lpthread
 	} $else $if windows {
+		#flag -DGC_NOT_DLL=1
+		#flag -DGC_WIN32_THREADS=1
 		$if tinyc {
 			#flag -I@VEXEROOT/thirdparty/libgc/include
-			#flag -L@VEXEROOT/thirdparty/tcc/lib
-			#flag -lgc
+			#flag @VEXEROOT/thirdparty/tcc/lib/libgc.a
+			#flag -luser32
 		} $else {
-			#flag -DGC_NOT_DLL=1
-			#flag -DGC_WIN32_THREADS=1
-			#flag -DGC_BUILTIN_ATOMIC=1
 			#flag -I@VEXEROOT/thirdparty/libgc/include
 			#flag @VEXEROOT/thirdparty/libgc/gc.o
 		}