diff --git a/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_literal_area_collector.beam b/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_literal_area_collector.beam
index 4f6e7b42886d..998d9a220873 100644
Binary files a/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_literal_area_collector.beam and b/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_literal_area_collector.beam differ
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/erts_literal_area_collector.erl b/erts/preloaded/src/erts_literal_area_collector.erl
index db31f1324eea..57d66ee830ee 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/src/erts_literal_area_collector.erl
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/erts_literal_area_collector.erl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 %%
 start() ->
     process_flag(trap_exit, true),
-    msg_loop(undefined, {0, []}, 0, []).
+    msg_loop(undefined, {0, none}, 0, []).
 
 %%
 %% The VM will send us a 'copy_literals' message
@@ -63,16 +63,17 @@ msg_loop(Area, {Ongoing, NeedIReq} = OReqInfo, GcOutstnd, NeedGC) ->
 	    switch_area();
 
 	%% Process (_Pid) has completed the request...
-	{copy_literals, {Area, _ReqType, _Pid}, ok} when Ongoing == 1,
-                                                         NeedIReq == [] ->
-	    switch_area(); %% Last process completed...
 	{copy_literals, {Area, init, _Pid}, ok} ->
-	    msg_loop(Area, check_send_copy_req(Area, Ongoing-1, NeedIReq),
-                     GcOutstnd, NeedGC);
+            case check_send_copy_req(Area, Ongoing-1, NeedIReq) of
+                {0, none} -> switch_area(); %% Last process completed...
+                NewOReqInfo -> msg_loop(Area, NewOReqInfo, GcOutstnd, NeedGC)
+            end;
 	{copy_literals, {Area, ReqType, _Pid}, ok} when NeedGC == [],
                                                         ReqType /= init ->
-	    msg_loop(Area, check_send_copy_req(Area, Ongoing-1, NeedIReq),
-                     GcOutstnd-1, []);
+            case check_send_copy_req(Area, Ongoing-1, NeedIReq) of
+                {0, none} -> switch_area(); %% Last process completed...
+                NewOReqInfo -> msg_loop(Area, NewOReqInfo, GcOutstnd-1, [])
+            end;
 	{copy_literals, {Area, ReqType, _Pid}, ok} when ReqType /= init ->
             [{GCPid,GCWork} | NewNeedGC] = NeedGC,
 	    send_copy_req(GCPid, Area, GCWork),
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ switch_area() ->
     case Res of
 	false ->
 	    %% No more areas to handle...
-	    msg_loop(undefined, {0, []}, 0, []);
+	    msg_loop(undefined, {0, none}, 0, []);
 	true ->
 	    %% Send requests to OReqLim processes to copy
 	    %% all live data they have referring to the
@@ -131,11 +132,12 @@ switch_area() ->
 	    msg_loop(Area, send_copy_reqs(Iter, Area, OReqLim), 0, [])
     end.
 
-check_send_copy_req(_Area, Ongoing, []) ->
-    {Ongoing, []};
+check_send_copy_req(_Area, Ongoing, none) ->
+    {Ongoing, none};
 check_send_copy_req(Area, Ongoing, Iter0) ->
     case erlang:processes_next(Iter0) of
-        none -> {Ongoing, []};
+        none ->
+            {Ongoing, none};
         {Pid, Iter1} ->
             send_copy_req(Pid, Area, init),
             {Ongoing+1, Iter1}
@@ -148,7 +150,8 @@ send_copy_reqs(Iter, _Area, OReqLim, N) when N >= OReqLim ->
     {N, Iter};
 send_copy_reqs(Iter0, Area, OReqLim, N) ->
     case erlang:processes_next(Iter0) of
-        none -> {N, []};
+        none ->
+            {N, none};
         {Pid, Iter1} ->
             send_copy_req(Pid, Area, init),
             send_copy_reqs(Iter1, Area, OReqLim, N+1)