diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h b/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h
index 6678a0a6d9f21..91d4350e0afda 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h
@@ -9407,9 +9407,11 @@ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
             return IsInstrumented() && jitFlags->IsSet(JitFlags::JIT_FLAG_BBOPT);
         }
 
-        bool IsInstrumentedOrOptimized() const
+        bool CanBeInstrumentedOrIsOptimized() const
         {
-            return IsInstrumented() || jitFlags->IsSet(JitFlags::JIT_FLAG_BBOPT);
+            return IsInstrumented() || (jitFlags->IsSet(JitFlags::JIT_FLAG_TIER0) &&
+                                        jitFlags->IsSet(JitFlags::JIT_FLAG_BBINSTR_IF_LOOPS)) ||
+                   jitFlags->IsSet(JitFlags::JIT_FLAG_BBOPT);
         }
 
         // true if we should use the PINVOKE_{BEGIN,END} helpers instead of generating
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp
index cb627fd3b434b..7b19cfd06c915 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ void Compiler::fgFindJumpTargets(const BYTE* codeAddr, IL_OFFSET codeSize, Fixed
 
                 if ((jmpDist == 0) &&
                     (opcode == CEE_LEAVE || opcode == CEE_LEAVE_S || opcode == CEE_BR || opcode == CEE_BR_S) &&
-                    opts.IsInstrumentedOrOptimized())
+                    opts.CanBeInstrumentedOrIsOptimized())
                 {
                     break; /* NOP */
                 }
@@ -2975,7 +2975,7 @@ unsigned Compiler::fgMakeBasicBlocks(const BYTE* codeAddr, IL_OFFSET codeSize, F
 
                 jmpDist = (sz == 1) ? getI1LittleEndian(codeAddr) : getI4LittleEndian(codeAddr);
 
-                if ((jmpDist == 0) && (opcode == CEE_BR || opcode == CEE_BR_S) && opts.IsInstrumentedOrOptimized())
+                if ((jmpDist == 0) && (opcode == CEE_BR || opcode == CEE_BR_S) && opts.CanBeInstrumentedOrIsOptimized())
                 {
                     continue; /* NOP */
                 }
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
index e4238fcf7196f..e6b3bb4d03c97 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
@@ -7476,7 +7476,7 @@ void Compiler::impImportBlockCode(BasicBlock* block)
             case CEE_BR_S:
                 jmpDist = (sz == 1) ? getI1LittleEndian(codeAddr) : getI4LittleEndian(codeAddr);
 
-                if ((jmpDist == 0) && opts.IsInstrumentedOrOptimized())
+                if ((jmpDist == 0) && opts.CanBeInstrumentedOrIsOptimized())
                 {
                     break; /* NOP */
                 }