diff --git a/src/plan/marksweep/global.rs b/src/plan/marksweep/global.rs
index fb6c271cab..4a19f77841 100644
--- a/src/plan/marksweep/global.rs
+++ b/src/plan/marksweep/global.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> Plan for MarkSweep<VM> {
         self.common.release(tls, true);
     }
 
+    fn end_of_gc(&mut self, _tls: VMWorkerThread) {
+        self.ms.end_of_gc();
+    }
+
     fn collection_required(&self, space_full: bool, _space: Option<SpaceStats<Self::VM>>) -> bool {
         self.base().collection_required(self, space_full)
     }
diff --git a/src/policy/immix/immixspace.rs b/src/policy/immix/immixspace.rs
index 73756d2f90..e5be6bbcb4 100644
--- a/src/policy/immix/immixspace.rs
+++ b/src/policy/immix/immixspace.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use crate::policy::sft_map::SFTMap;
 use crate::policy::space::{CommonSpace, Space};
 use crate::util::alloc::allocator::AllocatorContext;
 use crate::util::constants::LOG_BYTES_IN_PAGE;
-use crate::util::copy::*;
 use crate::util::heap::chunk_map::*;
 use crate::util::heap::BlockPageResource;
 use crate::util::heap::PageResource;
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ use crate::util::metadata::side_metadata::SideMetadataSpec;
 use crate::util::metadata::vo_bit;
 use crate::util::metadata::{self, MetadataSpec};
 use crate::util::object_forwarding;
+use crate::util::{copy::*, epilogue};
 use crate::util::{Address, ObjectReference};
 use crate::vm::*;
 use crate::{
@@ -979,6 +979,12 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> FlushPageResource<VM> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<VM: VMBinding> Drop for FlushPageResource<VM> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        epilogue::debug_assert_counter_zero(&self.counter, "FlushPageResource::counter");
+    }
+}
+
 use crate::policy::copy_context::PolicyCopyContext;
 use crate::util::alloc::Allocator;
 use crate::util::alloc::ImmixAllocator;
diff --git a/src/policy/marksweepspace/native_ms/global.rs b/src/policy/marksweepspace/native_ms/global.rs
index 41773be244..b4699db30c 100644
--- a/src/policy/marksweepspace/native_ms/global.rs
+++ b/src/policy/marksweepspace/native_ms/global.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
     scheduler::{GCWorkScheduler, GCWorker, WorkBucketStage},
     util::{
         copy::CopySemantics,
+        epilogue,
         heap::{BlockPageResource, PageResource},
         metadata::{self, side_metadata::SideMetadataSpec, MetadataSpec},
         ObjectReference,
@@ -373,6 +374,13 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> MarkSweepSpace<VM> {
         self.scheduler.work_buckets[crate::scheduler::WorkBucketStage::Release].add(work_packet);
     }
 
+    pub fn end_of_gc(&mut self) {
+        epilogue::debug_assert_counter_zero(
+            &self.pending_release_packets,
+            "pending_release_packets",
+        );
+    }
+
     /// Release a block.
     pub fn release_block(&self, block: Block) {
         self.block_clear_metadata(block);
@@ -581,3 +589,9 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> RecycleBlocks<VM> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl<VM: VMBinding> Drop for RecycleBlocks<VM> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        epilogue::debug_assert_counter_zero(&self.counter, "RecycleBlocks::counter");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/scheduler/gc_work.rs b/src/scheduler/gc_work.rs
index 4335ceea16..ff2fb75511 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/gc_work.rs
+++ b/src/scheduler/gc_work.rs
@@ -60,11 +60,17 @@ impl<C: GCWorkContext> GCWork<C::VM> for Prepare<C> {
         plan_mut.prepare(worker.tls);
 
         if plan_mut.constraints().needs_prepare_mutator {
-            for mutator in <C::VM as VMBinding>::VMActivePlan::mutators() {
-                mmtk.scheduler.work_buckets[WorkBucketStage::Prepare]
-                    .add(PrepareMutator::<C::VM>::new(mutator));
-            }
+            let prepare_mutator_packets = <C::VM as VMBinding>::VMActivePlan::mutators()
+                .map(|mutator| Box::new(PrepareMutator::<C::VM>::new(mutator)) as _)
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            // Just in case the VM binding is inconsistent about the number of mutators and the actual mutator list.
+            debug_assert_eq!(
+                prepare_mutator_packets.len(),
+                <C::VM as VMBinding>::VMActivePlan::number_of_mutators()
+            );
+            mmtk.scheduler.work_buckets[WorkBucketStage::Prepare].bulk_add(prepare_mutator_packets);
         }
+
         for w in &mmtk.scheduler.worker_group.workers_shared {
             let result = w.designated_work.push(Box::new(PrepareCollector));
             debug_assert!(result.is_ok());
@@ -133,10 +139,16 @@ impl<C: GCWorkContext + 'static> GCWork<C::VM> for Release<C> {
         let plan_mut: &mut C::PlanType = unsafe { &mut *(self.plan as *const _ as *mut _) };
         plan_mut.release(worker.tls);
 
-        for mutator in <C::VM as VMBinding>::VMActivePlan::mutators() {
-            mmtk.scheduler.work_buckets[WorkBucketStage::Release]
-                .add(ReleaseMutator::<C::VM>::new(mutator));
-        }
+        let release_mutator_packets = <C::VM as VMBinding>::VMActivePlan::mutators()
+            .map(|mutator| Box::new(ReleaseMutator::<C::VM>::new(mutator)) as _)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        // Just in case the VM binding is inconsistent about the number of mutators and the actual mutator list.
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            release_mutator_packets.len(),
+            <C::VM as VMBinding>::VMActivePlan::number_of_mutators()
+        );
+        mmtk.scheduler.work_buckets[WorkBucketStage::Release].bulk_add(release_mutator_packets);
+
         for w in &mmtk.scheduler.worker_group.workers_shared {
             let result = w.designated_work.push(Box::new(ReleaseCollector));
             debug_assert!(result.is_ok());
diff --git a/src/util/epilogue.rs b/src/util/epilogue.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b97a88fc74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/epilogue.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//! Utilities for implementing epilogues.
+//!
+//! Epilogues are operations that are done when several other operations are done.
+
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+
+/// A debugging method for detecting the case when the epilogue is never executed.
+pub fn debug_assert_counter_zero(counter: &AtomicUsize, what: &'static str) {
+    let value = counter.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
+    if value != 0 {
+        panic!("{what} is still {value}.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
index 8036ad7ae1..54ccc3ba8e 100644
--- a/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub mod test_util;
 /// An analysis framework for collecting data and profiling in GC.
 #[cfg(feature = "analysis")]
 pub(crate) mod analysis;
+pub(crate) mod epilogue;
 /// Non-generic refs to generic types of `<VM>`.
 pub(crate) mod erase_vm;
 /// Finalization implementation.