diff --git a/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp b/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp
index 6fee2ee38f8d25..2c843d1118dd9c 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/debug/daccess/request.cpp
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ ClrDataAccess::GetThreadAllocData(CLRDATA_ADDRESS addr, struct DacpAllocData *da
 
     Thread* thread = PTR_Thread(TO_TADDR(addr));
 
-    gc_alloc_context* pAllocContext = thread->GetAllocContext();
+    PTR_gc_alloc_context pAllocContext = thread->GetAllocContext();
 
     if (pAllocContext != NULL)
     {
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ HRESULT ClrDataAccess::GetThreadDataImpl(CLRDATA_ADDRESS threadAddr, struct Dacp
     threadData->state = thread->m_State;
     threadData->preemptiveGCDisabled = thread->m_fPreemptiveGCDisabled;
 
-    gc_alloc_context* allocContext = thread->GetAllocContext();
+    PTR_gc_alloc_context allocContext = thread->GetAllocContext();
     if (allocContext)
     {
         threadData->allocContextPtr = TO_CDADDR(allocContext->alloc_ptr);
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/threads.h b/src/coreclr/vm/threads.h
index dfbf0664fe5674..a83a1bc20bbc62 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/threads.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/threads.h
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ class TailCallTls
     const PortableTailCallFrame* GetFrame() { return m_frame; }
 };
 
+typedef DPTR(struct gc_alloc_context) PTR_gc_alloc_context;
+
 // #ThreadClass
 //
 // A code:Thread contains all the per-thread information needed by the runtime.  We can get this
@@ -947,12 +949,12 @@ class Thread
 
     // We store a pointer to this thread's alloc context here for easier introspection
     // from other threads and diagnostic tools
-    gc_alloc_context*        m_alloc_context;
+    PTR_gc_alloc_context        m_alloc_context;
 
 public:
-    inline void InitAllocContext() { LIMITED_METHOD_CONTRACT; m_alloc_context = &t_thread_alloc_context; }
+    inline void InitAllocContext() { LIMITED_METHOD_CONTRACT; m_alloc_context = PTR_gc_alloc_context(&t_thread_alloc_context); }
 
-    inline gc_alloc_context *GetAllocContext() { LIMITED_METHOD_CONTRACT; return m_alloc_context; }
+    inline PTR_gc_alloc_context GetAllocContext() { LIMITED_METHOD_CONTRACT; return m_alloc_context; }
 
     // This is the type handle of the first object in the alloc context at the time
     // we fire the AllocationTick event. It's only for tooling purpose.