diff -r 36961c9a009f -r 22beb858e00a rt/vm/src/main/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/VM.java
--- a/rt/vm/src/main/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/VM.java	Mon May 13 18:54:50 2013 +0200
+++ b/rt/vm/src/main/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/VM.java	Fri May 24 16:45:32 2013 +0200
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
     private final ExportedSymbols exportedSymbols;
     private final StringArray invokerMethods;
 
+    private static final Class<?> FIXED_DEPENDENCIES[] = {
+            Class.class,
+            ArithmeticException.class,
+            VM.class
+        };
+
     private VM(Appendable out, Bck2Brwsr.Resources resources) {
         super(out);
         this.resources = resources;
@@ -61,9 +67,11 @@
         VM vm = extension ? new Extension(out, l, names.toArray())
                           : new Standalone(out, l);
 
-        final StringArray fixedNames =
-                StringArray.asList(Class.class.getName().replace('.', '/'),
-                                   VM.class.getName().replace('.', '/'));
+        final StringArray fixedNames = new StringArray();
+
+        for (final Class<?> fixedClass: FIXED_DEPENDENCIES) {
+            fixedNames.add(fixedClass.getName().replace('.', '/'));
+        }
 
         vm.doCompile(fixedNames.addAndNew(names.toArray()));
     }