diff --git a/compiler/loadcom.lisp b/compiler/loadcom.lisp
index 86c6715773d7f81e6d421aa8cad606b3689427c1..fd0b0d5745a28f81060f701f194716f12651a7dc 100644
--- a/compiler/loadcom.lisp
+++ b/compiler/loadcom.lisp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 (setf *load-verbose* t)
 
+(load "vm:vm-macs")
 (load "c:backend")
 (load "vm:parms")
 (load "vm:objdef")
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
 (load "c:codegen")
 (load "c:main")
 (load "c:assembler")
+(load "c:assem-opt")
 (load "assem:assemfile")
 (load "assem:support")
 #+pmax (load "code:pmax-disassem")