diff --git a/gc/base/Configuration.hpp b/gc/base/Configuration.hpp
index 2bfc55e86cc..21bacbc7f99 100644
--- a/gc/base/Configuration.hpp
+++ b/gc/base/Configuration.hpp
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ class MM_Configuration : public MM_BaseVirtual
 	 */
 	virtual bool reinitializeForRestore(MM_EnvironmentBase* env)
 	{
-		Assert_MM_unreachable();
-		return false;
+		initializeGCParameters(env);
+		return true;
 	}
 #endif /* defined(J9VM_OPT_CRIU_SUPPORT) */
 
diff --git a/gc/base/standard/ConfigurationStandard.cpp b/gc/base/standard/ConfigurationStandard.cpp
index 255e92fcdad..92e6265e917 100644
--- a/gc/base/standard/ConfigurationStandard.cpp
+++ b/gc/base/standard/ConfigurationStandard.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ MM_ConfigurationStandard::reinitializeForRestore(MM_EnvironmentBase* env)
 {
 	MM_GCExtensionsBase* extensions = env->getExtensions();
 
+	MM_Configuration::reinitializeForRestore(env);
+
 	MM_MemoryPool *memoryPool;
 	MM_HeapMemoryPoolIterator poolIterator(env, extensions->heap);