diff --git a/src/aotcompile.cpp b/src/aotcompile.cpp
index 48afa360c0037..b4c8ef6095a55 100644
--- a/src/aotcompile.cpp
+++ b/src/aotcompile.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ jl_code_instance_t *jl_ci_cache_lookup(const jl_cgparams_t &cgparams, jl_method_
     jl_value_t *ci = cgparams.lookup(mi, world, world);
     JL_GC_PROMISE_ROOTED(ci);
     jl_code_instance_t *codeinst = NULL;
-    if (ci != jl_nothing) {
+    if (ci != jl_nothing && jl_atomic_load_relaxed(&((jl_code_instance_t *)ci)->inferred) != jl_nothing) {
         codeinst = (jl_code_instance_t*)ci;
     }
     else {