diff --git a/include/zenkit/DaedalusVm.hh b/include/zenkit/DaedalusVm.hh
index ede9dd66..d71f8cd3 100644
--- a/include/zenkit/DaedalusVm.hh
+++ b/include/zenkit/DaedalusVm.hh
@@ -153,20 +153,15 @@ namespace zenkit {
 			unsafe_call(sym);
 
 			if constexpr (std::is_same_v<R, IgnoreReturnValue>) {
-				// clear the stack
-				_m_stack_ptr = 0;
-
+				this->unsafe_clear_stack();
 				return {};
 			} else if constexpr (!std::is_same_v<R, void>) {
 				auto ret = pop_call_return_value<R>();
 
-				// clear the stack
-				_m_stack_ptr = 0;
-
+				this->unsafe_clear_stack();
 				return ret;
 			} else {
-				// clear the stack
-				_m_stack_ptr = 0;
+				this->unsafe_clear_stack();
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -647,6 +642,7 @@ namespace zenkit {
 		ZKAPI void unsafe_jump(uint32_t address);
 		ZKAPI std::shared_ptr<DaedalusInstance> unsafe_get_gi();
 		ZKAPI void unsafe_set_gi(std::shared_ptr<DaedalusInstance> i);
+		ZKAPI void unsafe_clear_stack();
 
 		/// \return the symbol referring to the global <tt>var C_NPC self</tt>.
 		[[nodiscard]] ZKAPI DaedalusSymbol* global_self() {
diff --git a/src/DaedalusVm.cc b/src/DaedalusVm.cc
index 1b8c4e91..d00f1bd0 100644
--- a/src/DaedalusVm.cc
+++ b/src/DaedalusVm.cc
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ namespace zenkit {
 		_m_instance = std::move(i);
 	}
 
+	void DaedalusVm::unsafe_clear_stack() {
+		_m_stack_ptr = 0;
+	}
+
 	bool DaedalusVm::exec() {
 		auto instr = instruction_at(_m_pc);