diff --git a/src/runtime/mgcmark.go b/src/runtime/mgcmark.go
index 720fd72ada..52545afa29 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mgcmark.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mgcmark.go
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ func shade(b uintptr) {
 // obj is the start of an object with mark mbits.
 // If it isn't already marked, mark it and enqueue into gcw.
 // base and off are for debugging only and could be removed.
-//go:nowritebarrier
+//go:nowritebarrierrec
 func greyobject(obj, base, off uintptr, hbits heapBits, span *mspan, gcw *gcWork) {
 	// obj should be start of allocation, and so must be at least pointer-aligned.
 	if obj&(sys.PtrSize-1) != 0 {