diff --git a/ractor.c b/ractor.c
index b56f020586..23b3ca98f3 100644
--- a/ractor.c
+++ b/ractor.c
@@ -61,18 +61,19 @@ ASSERT_ractor_locking(rb_ractor_t *r)
 static void
 ractor_lock(rb_ractor_t *r, const char *file, int line)
 {
-    RUBY_DEBUG_LOG2(file, line, "locking r:%u%s", r->pub.id, GET_RACTOR() == r ? " (self)" : "");
+    RUBY_DEBUG_LOG2(file, line, "locking r:%u%s", r->pub.id, rb_current_ractor_raw(false) == r ? " (self)" : "");
 
     ASSERT_ractor_unlocking(r);
     rb_native_mutex_lock(&r->sync.lock);
 
 #if RACTOR_CHECK_MODE > 0
     if (rb_current_execution_context(false) != NULL) { // GET_EC is NULL in an RJIT worker
-        r->sync.locked_by = rb_ractor_self(GET_RACTOR());
+        rb_ractor_t *cr = rb_current_ractor_raw(false);
+        r->sync.locked_by = cr ? rb_ractor_self(cr) : Qundef;
     }
 #endif
 
-    RUBY_DEBUG_LOG2(file, line, "locked  r:%u%s", r->pub.id, GET_RACTOR() == r ? " (self)" : "");
+    RUBY_DEBUG_LOG2(file, line, "locked  r:%u%s", r->pub.id, rb_current_ractor_raw(false) == r ? " (self)" : "");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ ractor_unlock(rb_ractor_t *r, const char *file, int line)
 #endif
     rb_native_mutex_unlock(&r->sync.lock);
 
-    RUBY_DEBUG_LOG2(file, line, "r:%u%s", r->pub.id, GET_RACTOR() == r ? " (self)" : "");
+    RUBY_DEBUG_LOG2(file, line, "r:%u%s", r->pub.id, rb_current_ractor_raw(false) == r ? " (self)" : "");
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/vm_core.h b/vm_core.h
index 43e95a5dbe..2d5ec6f717 100644
--- a/vm_core.h
+++ b/vm_core.h
@@ -1876,17 +1876,23 @@ rb_current_thread(void)
 }
 
 static inline rb_ractor_t *
-rb_current_ractor(void)
+rb_current_ractor_raw(bool expect)
 {
     if (ruby_single_main_ractor) {
         return ruby_single_main_ractor;
     }
     else {
-        const rb_execution_context_t *ec = GET_EC();
-        return rb_ec_ractor_ptr(ec);
+        const rb_execution_context_t *ec = rb_current_execution_context(expect);
+        return (expect || ec) ? rb_ec_ractor_ptr(ec) : NULL;
     }
 }
 
+static inline rb_ractor_t *
+rb_current_ractor(void)
+{
+    return rb_current_ractor_raw(true);
+}
+
 static inline rb_vm_t *
 rb_current_vm(void)
 {