diff --git a/crates/runtime/src/externref.rs b/crates/runtime/src/externref.rs
index 44a60ce797..0eed6562b5 100644
--- a/crates/runtime/src/externref.rs
+++ b/crates/runtime/src/externref.rs
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ impl VMExternRefActivationsTable {
 ///
 /// It is the responsibility of the caller to not have the pointer outlive
 /// the stack map lookup trait object.
-pub unsafe trait StackMapLookup {
+pub unsafe trait StackMapLookup: 'static {
     /// Lookup the stack map at a program counter (PC) value.
     fn lookup(&self, pc: usize) -> Option<*const StackMap>;
 }
diff --git a/crates/wasmtime/src/func/typed.rs b/crates/wasmtime/src/func/typed.rs
index b0fe8b574f..627c2f9f3f 100644
--- a/crates/wasmtime/src/func/typed.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmtime/src/func/typed.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ unsafe impl WasmTy for Option<ExternRef> {
             unsafe {
                 store
                     .externref_activations_table()
-                    .insert_with_gc(x.inner, &*store.stack_map_lookup());
+                    .insert_with_gc(x.inner, store.stack_map_lookup());
             }
             abi
         } else {
diff --git a/crates/wasmtime/src/instance.rs b/crates/wasmtime/src/instance.rs
index cf807aee6a..56c2ec3f30 100644
--- a/crates/wasmtime/src/instance.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmtime/src/instance.rs
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ impl<'a> Instantiator<'a> {
                 externref_activations_table: self.store.externref_activations_table()
                     as *const VMExternRefActivationsTable
                     as *mut _,
-                stack_map_lookup: Some(std::mem::transmute(self.store.stack_map_lookup())),
+                stack_map_lookup: Some(self.store.stack_map_lookup()),
             })?;
 
             // After we've created the `InstanceHandle` we still need to run
diff --git a/crates/wasmtime/src/trampoline.rs b/crates/wasmtime/src/trampoline.rs
index 1590bf444a..21eac2a134 100644
--- a/crates/wasmtime/src/trampoline.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmtime/src/trampoline.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn create_handle(
                 externref_activations_table: store.externref_activations_table()
                     as *const VMExternRefActivationsTable
                     as *mut _,
-                stack_map_lookup: Some(std::mem::transmute(store.stack_map_lookup())),
+                stack_map_lookup: Some(store.stack_map_lookup()),
             },
         )?;
 
diff --git a/crates/wasmtime/src/values.rs b/crates/wasmtime/src/values.rs
index 9e10f0aa83..477f0e36b8 100644
--- a/crates/wasmtime/src/values.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmtime/src/values.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl Val {
                 let externref_ptr = x.inner.as_raw();
                 store
                     .externref_activations_table()
-                    .insert_with_gc(x.inner, &*store.stack_map_lookup());
+                    .insert_with_gc(x.inner, store.stack_map_lookup());
                 ptr::write(p as *mut *mut u8, externref_ptr)
             }
             Val::FuncRef(f) => ptr::write(