diff --git a/libguile/frames.c b/libguile/frames.c
index 448a0cbbe..b2973bf67 100644
--- a/libguile/frames.c
+++ b/libguile/frames.c
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_frame_previous, "frame-previous", 1, 0, 0,
                                 SCM_VM_FRAME_OFFSET (frame));
       proc = scm_frame_procedure (frame);
 
-      if (SCM_PROGRAM_P (proc) && SCM_PROGRAM_IS_BOOT (proc))
+      if ((SCM_PROGRAM_P (proc) || SCM_RTL_PROGRAM_P (proc))
+          && SCM_PROGRAM_IS_BOOT (proc))
         goto again;
       else
         return frame;
diff --git a/libguile/stacks.c b/libguile/stacks.c
index c3ea624ce..fd19a492a 100644
--- a/libguile/stacks.c
+++ b/libguile/stacks.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* A stack holds a frame chain
- * Copyright (C) 1996,1997,2000,2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation
+ * Copyright (C) 1996,1997,2000,2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_stack, "make-stack", 1, 0, 1,
 
   /* FIXME: is this even possible? */
   if (scm_is_true (frame)
-      && SCM_PROGRAM_P (scm_frame_procedure (frame))
+      && (SCM_PROGRAM_P (scm_frame_procedure (frame))
+          || SCM_RTL_PROGRAM_P (scm_frame_procedure (frame)))
       && SCM_PROGRAM_IS_BOOT (scm_frame_procedure (frame)))
     frame = scm_frame_previous (frame);