diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/block.h b/src/coreclr/jit/block.h
index 25df699d387dd8..c55918689ffe22 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/block.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/block.h
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ struct BasicBlock : private LIR::Range
 
     bool isBBWeightCold(Compiler* comp) const
     {
-        return getBBWeight(comp) < BB_COLD_WEIGHT;
+        return bbWeight < (getCalledCount(comp) * BB_COLD_WEIGHT);
     }
 
     // Returns "true" if the block is empty. Empty here means there are no statement