diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.RegularExpressions/src/System/Text/RegularExpressions/RegexCompiler.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.RegularExpressions/src/System/Text/RegularExpressions/RegexCompiler.cs
index 43e9dd324eb162..f4b6c25f227b90 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.RegularExpressions/src/System/Text/RegularExpressions/RegexCompiler.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.RegularExpressions/src/System/Text/RegularExpressions/RegexCompiler.cs
@@ -3753,7 +3753,7 @@ node.Kind is RegexNodeKind.Setlazy &&
 
                     // startingPos = slice.IndexOf(literal);
                     Ldloc(slice);
-                    EmitIndexOf(node, useLast: false, negate: false);
+                    EmitIndexOf(literal2, useLast: false, negate: false);
                     Stloc(startingPos);
 
                     // if (startingPos < 0) goto doneLabel;