diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun/IL/ReadyToRunILProvider.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun/IL/ReadyToRunILProvider.cs
index 46ec240cba14e..ec9ced76c8da2 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun/IL/ReadyToRunILProvider.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun/IL/ReadyToRunILProvider.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ private MethodIL TryGetIntrinsicMethodILForActivator(MethodDesc method)
                 && method.Name == "CreateInstance")
             {
                 TypeDesc type = method.Instantiation[0];
-                if (type.IsValueType && type.GetDefaultConstructor() == null)
+                if (type.IsValueType && type.GetParameterlessConstructor() == null)
                 {
                     // Replace the body with implementation that just returns "default"
                     MethodDesc createDefaultInstance = method.OwningType.GetKnownMethod("CreateDefaultInstance", method.GetTypicalMethodDefinition().Signature);