diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
index d89c6f09449fe7..1a316a9b9cf3cd 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
@@ -25693,7 +25693,6 @@ void gc_heap::calculate_new_heap_count ()
 
     assert (new_n_heaps >= 1);
     assert (new_n_heaps <= actual_n_max_heaps);
-#endif //STRESS_DYNAMIC_HEAP_COUNT
 
     if (process_eph_samples_p)
     {
@@ -25720,6 +25719,8 @@ void gc_heap::calculate_new_heap_count ()
         dynamic_heap_count_data.processed_gen2_samples_count = dynamic_heap_count_data.current_gen2_samples_count;
     }
 
+#endif //STRESS_DYNAMIC_HEAP_COUNT
+
     if (new_n_heaps != n_heaps)
     {
         dprintf (6666, ("GC#%Id should change! %d->%d (%s)",