diff --git a/runtime/compiler/compile/J9SymbolReferenceTable.cpp b/runtime/compiler/compile/J9SymbolReferenceTable.cpp
index 299005d8f5e..90cd2222d27 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/compile/J9SymbolReferenceTable.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/compile/J9SymbolReferenceTable.cpp
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ J9::SymbolReferenceTable::findOrCreateHandleMethodSymbol(TR::ResolvedMethodSymbo
 #if defined(J9VM_OPT_OPENJDK_METHODHANDLE)
    TR_ResolvedMethod  * method = owningMethodSymbol->getResolvedMethod()->getResolvedHandleMethod(comp(), cpIndex, unresolvedInCP, isInvokeCacheAppendixNull);
    TR::SymbolReference * symRef = findOrCreateMethodSymbol(owningMethodSymbol->getResolvedMethodIndex(), cpIndex, method, TR::MethodSymbol::Static);
+   if (*unresolvedInCP)
+      symRef->getSymbol()->setDummyResolvedMethod(); // linkToStatic is a dummy TR_ResolvedMethod
 #else
    TR_ResolvedMethod  * method = owningMethodSymbol->getResolvedMethod()->getResolvedHandleMethod(comp(), cpIndex, unresolvedInCP);
    TR::SymbolReference * symRef = findOrCreateMethodSymbol(owningMethodSymbol->getResolvedMethodIndex(), cpIndex, method, TR::MethodSymbol::ComputedVirtual);
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/ilgen/Walker.cpp b/runtime/compiler/ilgen/Walker.cpp
index 2de205bcda1..e82f775ff09 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/ilgen/Walker.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/ilgen/Walker.cpp
@@ -3340,8 +3340,6 @@ TR_J9ByteCodeIlGenerator::genInvokeHandle(int32_t cpIndex)
    bool isUnresolved = false;
    bool isInvokeCacheAppendixNull = false;
    TR::SymbolReference * targetMethodSymRef = symRefTab()->findOrCreateHandleMethodSymbol(_methodSymbol, cpIndex, &isUnresolved, &isInvokeCacheAppendixNull);
-   if (isUnresolved)
-      targetMethodSymRef->getSymbol()->setDummyResolvedMethod(); // linkToStatic is a dummy TR_ResolvedMethod
    TR::SymbolReference *methodTypeTableEntrySymRef = symRefTab()->findOrCreateMethodTypeTableEntrySymbol(_methodSymbol, cpIndex);
    TR_ResolvedJ9Method* owningMethod = static_cast<TR_ResolvedJ9Method *>(_methodSymbol->getResolvedMethod());
    uintptr_t * invokeCacheArray = (uintptr_t *) owningMethod->methodTypeTableEntryAddress(cpIndex);