diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
index 4d75c6feeec7a5..8edd9927a2c0a0 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
@@ -346,9 +346,11 @@ extends:
             buildArgs: -s clr.aot+clr.iltools+libs+clr.toolstests -c $(_BuildConfig) -test
             enablePublishTestResults: true
             testResultsFormat: 'xunit'
+            # We want to run AOT tests when illink changes because there's share code and tests from illink which are used by AOT
             condition: >-
               or(
                 eq(dependencies.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_coreclr.containsChange'], true),
+                eq(dependencies.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_tools_illink.containsChange'], true),
                 eq(variables['isRollingBuild'], true))
 
       # Build Mono AOT offset headers once, for consumption elsewhere
diff --git a/src/tools/illink/test/Mono.Linker.Tests.Cases/DataFlow/ArrayDataFlow.cs b/src/tools/illink/test/Mono.Linker.Tests.Cases/DataFlow/ArrayDataFlow.cs
index 8a241817c7c404..7f2ccf14eba3d3 100644
--- a/src/tools/illink/test/Mono.Linker.Tests.Cases/DataFlow/ArrayDataFlow.cs
+++ b/src/tools/illink/test/Mono.Linker.Tests.Cases/DataFlow/ArrayDataFlow.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void TestArrayWithInitializerMultipleElementsStaticType ()
 			Type[] arr = new Type[] { typeof (TestType), typeof (TProperties), typeAll };
 			arr[0].RequiresAll ();
 			arr[1].RequiresPublicProperties ();
-			arr[1].RequiresPublicFields (); // Should warn
+			arr[1].RequiresPublicFields (); // Should warn - member types mismatch
 			arr[2].RequiresAll ();
 			arr[3].RequiresPublicMethods (); // Should warn - unknown value at this index
 		}