diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
index 6564fb239d279c..0acfa4cd10b218 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
@@ -21764,7 +21764,10 @@ void gc_heap::gc1()
 #endif //BACKGROUND_GC
 #endif //MULTIPLE_HEAPS
 #ifdef USE_REGIONS
-    last_gc_before_oom = FALSE;
+    if (!(settings.concurrent))
+    {
+        last_gc_before_oom = FALSE;
+    }
 #endif //USE_REGIONS
 }