diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 5473fd8585..cb7bb0fa25 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 2
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 80
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 81
 
 #include "ruby/version.h"
 #include "ruby/internal/abi.h"
diff --git a/vm_eval.c b/vm_eval.c
index 2e1a9b80a6..ed30bdb70b 100644
--- a/vm_eval.c
+++ b/vm_eval.c
@@ -396,8 +396,7 @@ cc_new(VALUE klass, ID mid, int argc, const rb_callable_method_entry_t *cme)
             ccs = (struct rb_class_cc_entries *)ccs_data;
         }
         else {
-            ccs = vm_ccs_create(klass, cme);
-            rb_id_table_insert(cc_tbl, mid, (VALUE)ccs);
+            ccs = vm_ccs_create(klass, cc_tbl, mid, cme);
         }
 
         for (int i=0; i<ccs->len; i++) {
diff --git a/vm_insnhelper.c b/vm_insnhelper.c
index 6d0e66fdef..d3d44cb0a3 100644
--- a/vm_insnhelper.c
+++ b/vm_insnhelper.c
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ static VALUE vm_call_general(rb_execution_context_t *ec, rb_control_frame_t *reg
 static VALUE vm_mtbl_dump(VALUE klass, ID target_mid);
 
 static struct rb_class_cc_entries *
-vm_ccs_create(VALUE klass, const rb_callable_method_entry_t *cme)
+vm_ccs_create(VALUE klass, struct rb_id_table *cc_tbl, ID mid, const rb_callable_method_entry_t *cme)
 {
     struct rb_class_cc_entries *ccs = ALLOC(struct rb_class_cc_entries);
 #if VM_CHECK_MODE > 0
@@ -1900,9 +1900,12 @@ vm_ccs_create(VALUE klass, const rb_callable_method_entry_t *cme)
 #endif
     ccs->capa = 0;
     ccs->len = 0;
-    RB_OBJ_WRITE(klass, &ccs->cme, cme);
+    ccs->cme = cme;
     METHOD_ENTRY_CACHED_SET((rb_callable_method_entry_t *)cme);
     ccs->entries = NULL;
+
+    rb_id_table_insert(cc_tbl, mid, (VALUE)ccs);
+    RB_OBJ_WRITTEN(klass, Qundef, cme);
     return ccs;
 }
 
@@ -2053,8 +2056,7 @@ vm_search_cc(const VALUE klass, const struct rb_callinfo * const ci)
         }
         else {
             // TODO: required?
-            ccs = vm_ccs_create(klass, cme);
-            rb_id_table_insert(cc_tbl, mid, (VALUE)ccs);
+            ccs = vm_ccs_create(klass, cc_tbl, mid, cme);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/vm_method.c b/vm_method.c
index 30241cc9cd..5f7264a53b 100644
--- a/vm_method.c
+++ b/vm_method.c
@@ -1330,8 +1330,7 @@ cache_callable_method_entry(VALUE klass, ID mid, const rb_callable_method_entry_
         VM_ASSERT(ccs->cme == cme);
     }
     else {
-        ccs = vm_ccs_create(klass, cme);
-        rb_id_table_insert(cc_tbl, mid, (VALUE)ccs);
+        ccs = vm_ccs_create(klass, cc_tbl, mid, cme);
     }
 }