diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h b/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h
index b78299082bd300..56d6ce44c13835 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h
@@ -3882,6 +3882,10 @@ class Compiler
     // Note when inlining, this looks for calls back to the root method.
     bool gtIsRecursiveCall(GenTreeCall* call, bool useInlineRoot = true)
     {
+        if (call->gtCallType == CT_INDIRECT)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
         return gtIsRecursiveCall(call->gtCallMethHnd, useInlineRoot);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp
index 4e437351458b08..fa1b680650e69b 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp
@@ -9776,6 +9776,7 @@ GenTreeCall* Compiler::gtNewCallNode(gtCallTypes           callType,
     if (callType == CT_INDIRECT)
     {
         node->gtCallCookie  = nullptr;
+        node->gtCallMethHnd = NO_METHOD_HANDLE;
         node->gtControlExpr = (GenTree*)callHnd;
     }
     else
@@ -11383,7 +11384,8 @@ GenTreeCall* Compiler::gtCloneExprCallHelper(GenTreeCall* tree)
     /* Copy the union */
     if (tree->gtCallType == CT_INDIRECT)
     {
-        copy->gtCallCookie = tree->gtCallCookie;
+        copy->gtCallCookie  = tree->gtCallCookie;
+        copy->gtCallMethHnd = NO_METHOD_HANDLE;
     }
     else
     {