diff --git a/src/mono/mono/metadata/class-setup-vtable.c b/src/mono/mono/metadata/class-setup-vtable.c
index 62afa76dde5b74..b2f13d72dfc47c 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/metadata/class-setup-vtable.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/metadata/class-setup-vtable.c
@@ -773,9 +773,7 @@ mono_method_get_method_definition (MonoMethod *method)
 static gboolean
 verify_class_overrides (MonoClass *klass, MonoMethod **overrides, int onum)
 {
-	// on windows and arm, we define NDEBUG for release builds
-	// on browser and wasi, we define DEBUG for debug builds
-#ifdef ENABLE_CHECKED_BUILD
+#ifndef ENABLE_CHECKED_BUILD
 	if (klass->image == mono_defaults.corlib)
 		return TRUE;
 #endif