diff --git a/src/coreclr/interop/trackerobjectmanager.cpp b/src/coreclr/interop/trackerobjectmanager.cpp
index d4302054baedba..0df78164906dcc 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/interop/trackerobjectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/interop/trackerobjectmanager.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ namespace
 
     STDMETHODIMP HostServices::ReleaseDisconnectedReferenceSources()
     {
-        return InteropLibImports::WaitForRuntimeFinalizerForExternal();
+        // We'd like to call InteropLibImports::WaitForRuntimeFinalizerForExternal() here, but this could
+        // lead to deadlock if the finalizer thread is trying to get back to this thread, because we are
+        // not pumping anymore. Disable this for now. See: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/109538.
+        return S_OK;
     }
 
     STDMETHODIMP HostServices::NotifyEndOfReferenceTrackingOnThread()
diff --git a/src/coreclr/nativeaot/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/InteropServices/ComWrappers.NativeAot.cs b/src/coreclr/nativeaot/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/InteropServices/ComWrappers.NativeAot.cs
index cc33e85d73917c..b4d70b66c2a937 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/nativeaot/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/InteropServices/ComWrappers.NativeAot.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/nativeaot/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/InteropServices/ComWrappers.NativeAot.cs
@@ -1418,15 +1418,10 @@ internal static unsafe int IReferenceTrackerHost_DisconnectUnusedReferenceSource
         [UnmanagedCallersOnly]
         internal static unsafe int IReferenceTrackerHost_ReleaseDisconnectedReferenceSources(IntPtr pThis)
         {
-            try
-            {
-                GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
-                return HResults.S_OK;
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                return Marshal.GetHRForException(e);
-            }
+            // We'd like to call GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers() here, but this could lead to deadlock
+            // if the finalizer thread is trying to get back to this thread, because we are not pumping
+            // anymore. Disable this for now. See: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/109538.
+            return HResults.S_OK;
         }
 
         [UnmanagedCallersOnly]