diff --git a/src/mono/mono/component/marshal-ilgen.c b/src/mono/mono/component/marshal-ilgen.c
index e6deeea5564097..af4425ae138e06 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/component/marshal-ilgen.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/component/marshal-ilgen.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ marshal_ilgen_available (void)
 
 static MonoComponentMarshalILgen component_func_table = {
 	{ MONO_COMPONENT_ITF_VERSION, &marshal_ilgen_available },
-	&mono_marshal_ilgen_init,
+	&mono_marshal_ilgen_init_internal,
 	&mono_emit_marshal_ilgen,
 	&mono_marshal_ilgen_install_callbacks_mono
 }; 
@@ -2750,7 +2750,7 @@ get_marshal_cb (void)
 {
 	if (G_UNLIKELY (!ilgen_cb_inited)) {
 #ifdef ENABLE_ILGEN
-		mono_marshal_ilgen_init ();
+		mono_marshal_ilgen_init_internal ();
 #else
 		mono_marshal_noilgen_init_heavyweight ();
 #endif
@@ -2835,7 +2835,7 @@ mono_emit_marshal_ilgen (EmitMarshalContext *m, int argnum, MonoType *t,
 }
 
 void
-mono_marshal_ilgen_init (void)
+mono_marshal_ilgen_init_internal (void)
 {
 	MonoMarshalILgenCallbacks cb;
 	cb.version = MONO_MARSHAL_CALLBACKS_VERSION;
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/component/marshal-ilgen.h b/src/mono/mono/component/marshal-ilgen.h
index 08768a374483a7..2967a9a4d32955 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/component/marshal-ilgen.h
+++ b/src/mono/mono/component/marshal-ilgen.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 typedef struct MonoComponentMarshalILgen {
 	MonoComponent component;
-	void (*ilgen_init) (void);
+	void (*ilgen_init_internal) (void);
 	int (*emit_marshal_ilgen) (EmitMarshalContext *m, int argnum, MonoType *t,
 	      MonoMarshalSpec *spec, int conv_arg,
 	      MonoType **conv_arg_type, MarshalAction action,  MonoMarshalLightweightCallbacks* lightweigth_cb);
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ MonoComponentMarshalILgen* mono_component_marshal_ilgen_init (void);
 void
 mono_install_marshal_callbacks_ilgen (MonoMarshalILgenCallbacks *cb);
 
-MONO_API void
-mono_marshal_ilgen_init (void);
+void
+mono_marshal_ilgen_init_internal (void);
  
 int
 mono_emit_marshal_ilgen (EmitMarshalContext *m, int argnum, MonoType *t,
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/metadata/marshal-lightweight.c b/src/mono/mono/metadata/marshal-lightweight.c
index 0c9a5258063caa..ce173f88fa3e60 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/metadata/marshal-lightweight.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/metadata/marshal-lightweight.c
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ get_method_image (MonoMethod *method)
 	return m_class_get_image (method->klass);
 }
 
+
+
+MONO_API void
+mono_marshal_ilgen_init (void)
+{
+/* Some platforms need this initilization to happen early, some can wait for it lazily.*/
+#ifndef ENABLE_ILGEN
+  mono_component_marshal_ilgen ()->ilgen_init_internal();
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
  * mono_mb_strdup:
  * \param mb the MethodBuilder
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/metadata/marshal-lightweight.h b/src/mono/mono/metadata/marshal-lightweight.h
index b25d9cc9f2aba5..d3b8f9e37f759d 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/metadata/marshal-lightweight.h
+++ b/src/mono/mono/metadata/marshal-lightweight.h
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@
 MONO_API void
 mono_marshal_lightweight_init (void);
 
+MONO_API void
+mono_marshal_ilgen_init (void);
+
 #endif // __MONO_MARSHAL_LIGHTWEIGHT_H__