diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/redundantbranchopts.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/redundantbranchopts.cpp
index d9c6c33064fb1..7a46089e165cc 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/redundantbranchopts.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/redundantbranchopts.cpp
@@ -459,11 +459,6 @@ bool Compiler::optRedundantBranch(BasicBlock* const block)
     unsigned       matchCount  = 0;
     const unsigned matchLimit  = 4;
 
-    if (domBlock == nullptr)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     // Unpack the tree's VN
     //
     ValueNum treeNormVN;
@@ -482,6 +477,11 @@ bool Compiler::optRedundantBranch(BasicBlock* const block)
     }
     else
     {
+        if (domBlock == nullptr)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         JITDUMP("Relop [%06u] " FMT_BB " value unknown, trying inference\n", dspTreeID(tree), block->bbNum);
     }