diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/IL/ILImporter.Scanner.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/IL/ILImporter.Scanner.cs
index 5dc003a79f081c..49820dc03374d9 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/IL/ILImporter.Scanner.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/IL/ILImporter.Scanner.cs
@@ -796,8 +796,9 @@ private void ImportCall(ILOpcode opcode, int token)
                         {
                             instParam = GetGenericLookupHelper(ReadyToRunHelperId.TypeHandle, runtimeDeterminedMethod.OwningType);
                         }
-                        else if (targetMethod.AcquiresInstMethodTableFromThis())
+                        else
                         {
+                            Debug.Assert(targetMethod.AcquiresInstMethodTableFromThis());
                             _dependencies.Add(_factory.ShadowNonConcreteMethod(concreteMethod), reason);
                         }