diff --git a/base/compiler/optimize.jl b/base/compiler/optimize.jl
index 1bbba8e0cada1..f7cc2ae026868 100644
--- a/base/compiler/optimize.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/optimize.jl
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ function statement_cost(ex::Expr, line::Int, src::Union{CodeInfo, IRCode}, sptyp
             end
             return T_IFUNC_COST[iidx]
         end
-        if isa(f, Builtin)
+        if isa(f, Builtin) && f !== invoke
             # The efficiency of operations like a[i] and s.b
             # depend strongly on whether the result can be
             # inferred, so check the type of ex