diff --git a/src/vm/dllimport.cpp b/src/vm/dllimport.cpp
index eed690454d30..84e9003f0123 100644
--- a/src/vm/dllimport.cpp
+++ b/src/vm/dllimport.cpp
@@ -3836,10 +3836,10 @@ static void CreateNDirectStubWorker(StubState*         pss,
         // For functions with value type class, managed and unmanaged calling convention differ
         fMarshalReturnValueFirst = HasRetBuffArgUnmanagedFixup(&msig);
 #elif defined(_TARGET_ARM_)
-        fMarshalReturnValueFirst = HasRetBuffArg(&msig);
+        fMarshalReturnValueFirst = (isInstanceMethod && isReturnTypeValueType) && HasRetBuffArg(&msig);
 #else
         // On Windows-X86, the native signature might need a return buffer when the managed doesn't (specifically when the native signature is a member function).
-        fMarshalReturnValueFirst = HasRetBuffArg(&msig) || (isInstanceMethod && isReturnTypeValueType);
+        fMarshalReturnValueFirst = (!SF_IsReverseStub(dwStubFlags) && HasRetBuffArg(&msig)) || (isInstanceMethod && isReturnTypeValueType);
 #endif // UNIX_X86_ABI
 #elif defined(_TARGET_AMD64_) || defined (_TARGET_ARM64_)
         fMarshalReturnValueFirst = isInstanceMethod && isReturnTypeValueType;