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diff --git a/src/vm/jvm/runtime/org/perl6/nqp/runtime/Ops.java b/src/vm/jvm/runtime/org/perl6/nqp/runtime/Ops.java
index 63c34ed..434d4d4 100644
--- a/src/vm/jvm/runtime/org/perl6/nqp/runtime/Ops.java
+++ b/src/vm/jvm/runtime/org/perl6/nqp/runtime/Ops.java
@@ -4942,9 +4942,8 @@ public final class Ops {
         nextst.clear();
         fates.clear();
 
-        /* XXX needs to be cached, but tc breaks stage0 when I try */
-        long[] longlit = new long[200];  // also needs proper sizing to # of alternatives
-        int usedlonglit = 0;    // lazy initialization highwater
+        long[] longlit = tc.curlonglit;  // needs proper sizing to # of alternatives
+        int usedlonglit = 0;             // lazy initialization highwater
 
         nextst.add(1);
         while (!nextst.isEmpty() && pos <= eos) {
diff --git a/src/vm/jvm/runtime/org/perl6/nqp/runtime/ThreadContext.java b/src/vm/jvm/runtime/org/perl6/nqp/runtime/ThreadContext.java
index 5aaabad..bd72ea4 100644
--- a/src/vm/jvm/runtime/org/perl6/nqp/runtime/ThreadContext.java
+++ b/src/vm/jvm/runtime/org/perl6/nqp/runtime/ThreadContext.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public class ThreadContext {
 
     // odds and ends for nqp
     ArrayList<Integer> fates = new ArrayList<Integer>(), curst = new ArrayList<Integer>(), nextst = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+    long[] curlonglit = new long[200];
 
     public ThreadContext(GlobalContext gc) {
         this.gc = gc;