diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
index 4b556fa9634697..e1802c16acd991 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
@@ -7562,8 +7562,8 @@ void Compiler::impImportBlockCode(BasicBlock* block)
             case CEE_BRFALSE_S:
 
                 /* Pop the comparand (now there's a neat term) from the stack */
+                op1 = gtFoldExpr(impPopStack().val);
 
-                op1  = impPopStack().val;
                 type = op1->TypeGet();
 
                 // Per Ecma-355, brfalse and brtrue are only specified for nint, ref, and byref.