diff --git a/libguile/intrinsics.c b/libguile/intrinsics.c
index ab6b6a872..a8c6fa7bb 100644
--- a/libguile/intrinsics.c
+++ b/libguile/intrinsics.c
@@ -438,6 +438,30 @@ push_prompt (scm_thread *thread, uint8_t escape_only_p,
                             vra, mra, thread->vm.registers);
 }
 
+static SCM
+atomic_ref_scm (SCM *loc)
+{
+  return scm_atomic_ref_scm (loc);
+}
+
+static void
+atomic_set_scm (SCM *loc, SCM val)
+{
+  scm_atomic_set_scm (loc, val);
+}
+
+static SCM
+atomic_swap_scm (SCM *loc, SCM val)
+{
+  return scm_atomic_swap_scm (loc, val);
+}
+
+static SCM
+atomic_compare_and_swap_scm (SCM *loc, SCM expected, SCM desired)
+{
+  return scm_atomic_compare_and_swap_scm (loc, expected, desired);
+}
+
 void
 scm_bootstrap_intrinsics (void)
 {
@@ -506,6 +530,10 @@ scm_bootstrap_intrinsics (void)
   scm_vm_intrinsics.allocate_words = allocate_words;
   scm_vm_intrinsics.current_module = current_module;
   scm_vm_intrinsics.push_prompt = push_prompt;
+  scm_vm_intrinsics.atomic_ref_scm = atomic_ref_scm;
+  scm_vm_intrinsics.atomic_set_scm = atomic_set_scm;
+  scm_vm_intrinsics.atomic_swap_scm = atomic_swap_scm;
+  scm_vm_intrinsics.atomic_compare_and_swap_scm = atomic_compare_and_swap_scm;
 
   scm_c_register_extension ("libguile-" SCM_EFFECTIVE_VERSION,
                             "scm_init_intrinsics",
diff --git a/libguile/intrinsics.h b/libguile/intrinsics.h
index 2c1b53abc..397dffed6 100644
--- a/libguile/intrinsics.h
+++ b/libguile/intrinsics.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright 2018-2019
+/* Copyright 2018
      Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of Guile.
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ typedef uint32_t* scm_t_vcode_intrinsic;
   M(scm_from_thread, current_module, "current-module", CURRENT_MODULE) \
   M(thread_u8_scm_sp_vra_mra, push_prompt, "push-prompt", PUSH_PROMPT)     \
   M(thread_scm, unpack_values_object, "unpack-values-object", UNPACK_VALUES_OBJECT) \
+  M(scm_from_ptr, atomic_ref_scm, "atomic-ref-scm", ATOMIC_REF_SCM) \
+  M(ptr_scm, atomic_set_scm, "atomic-set-scm", ATOMIC_SET_SCM) \
+  M(scm_from_ptr_scm, atomic_swap_scm, "atomic-swap-scm", ATOMIC_SWAP_SCM) \
+  M(scm_from_ptr_scm_scm, atomic_compare_and_swap_scm, "atomic-compare-and-swap-scm", ATOMIC_COMPARE_AND_SWAP_SCM) \
   M(vcode, handle_interrupt_code, "%handle-interrupt-code", HANDLE_INTERRUPT_CODE) \
   /* Add new intrinsics here; also update scm_bootstrap_intrinsics.  */
 
diff --git a/libguile/vm-engine.c b/libguile/vm-engine.c
index 6505662d3..3b57fa115 100644
--- a/libguile/vm-engine.c
+++ b/libguile/vm-engine.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright 2001,2009-2015,2017-2019
+/* Copyright 2001,2009-2015,2017-2018
      Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of Guile.
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ VM_NAME (scm_thread *thread)
       SCM *loc;
       UNPACK_8_8_8 (op, dst, obj, offset);
       loc = SCM_CELL_OBJECT_LOC (SP_REF (obj), offset);
-      SP_SET (dst, scm_atomic_ref_scm (loc));
+      SP_SET (dst, CALL_INTRINSIC (atomic_ref_scm, (loc)));
       NEXT (1);
     }
 
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ VM_NAME (scm_thread *thread)
       SCM *loc;
       UNPACK_8_8_8 (op, obj, offset, val);
       loc = SCM_CELL_OBJECT_LOC (SP_REF (obj), offset);
-      scm_atomic_set_scm (loc, SP_REF (val));
+      CALL_INTRINSIC (atomic_set_scm, (loc, SP_REF (val)));
       NEXT (1);
     }
 
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ VM_NAME (scm_thread *thread)
       UNPACK_24 (ip[1], obj);
       UNPACK_8_24 (ip[2], offset, val);
       loc = SCM_CELL_OBJECT_LOC (SP_REF (obj), offset);
-      SP_SET (dst, scm_atomic_swap_scm (loc, SP_REF (val)));
+      SP_SET (dst, CALL_INTRINSIC (atomic_swap_scm, (loc, SP_REF (val))));
       NEXT (3);
     }
 
@@ -2137,8 +2137,8 @@ VM_NAME (scm_thread *thread)
       UNPACK_8_24 (ip[2], offset, expected);
       UNPACK_24 (ip[3], desired);
       loc = SCM_CELL_OBJECT_LOC (SP_REF (obj), offset);
-      got = scm_atomic_compare_and_swap_scm, (loc, SP_REF (expected),
-                                              SP_REF (desired));
+      got = CALL_INTRINSIC (atomic_compare_and_swap_scm,
+                            (loc, SP_REF (expected), SP_REF (desired)));
       SP_SET (dst, got);
       NEXT (4);
     }