diff --git a/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h b/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h
index 032d9fe309e..0435df9e44e 100644
--- a/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h
+++ b/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ protected:
 
   void setTargetData(const TargetData &td) {
     TD = &td;
-    emitGlobals();
   }
 public:
   ExecutionEngine(Module *M) : CurMod(*M) {
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ public:
   //
   virtual void *getPointerToFunction(const Function *F) = 0;
 
-private:
+protected:
   void emitGlobals();
 
 public:   // FIXME: protected:   // API shared among subclasses
diff --git a/lib/ExecutionEngine/Interpreter/Interpreter.cpp b/lib/ExecutionEngine/Interpreter/Interpreter.cpp
index 1c41841b812..4582a6f26d4 100644
--- a/lib/ExecutionEngine/Interpreter/Interpreter.cpp
+++ b/lib/ExecutionEngine/Interpreter/Interpreter.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Interpreter::Interpreter(Module *M, unsigned Config,
   initializeExecutionEngine();
   initializeExternalFunctions();
   CW.setModule(M);  // Update Writer
+  emitGlobals();
 }
 
 /// run - Start execution with the specified function and arguments.
diff --git a/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/JIT.cpp b/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/JIT.cpp
index b2b56a63e50..39f305e1270 100644
--- a/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/JIT.cpp
+++ b/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/JIT.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ VM::VM(Module *M, TargetMachine *tm) : ExecutionEngine(M), TM(*tm) {
   MCE = createEmitter(*this);  // Initialize MCE
   setupPassManager();
   registerCallback();
+  emitGlobals();
 }
 
 int VM::run(const std::string &FnName, const std::vector<std::string> &Args) {