diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/codegencommon.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/codegencommon.cpp
index 77486f17c82545..22dda176af8cac 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/codegencommon.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/codegencommon.cpp
@@ -7069,11 +7069,6 @@ void CodeGen::genReturn(GenTree* treeNode)
         }
     }
 
-    if (treeNode->OperIs(GT_RETURN) && compiler->compIsAsync())
-    {
-        instGen_Set_Reg_To_Zero(EA_PTRSIZE, REG_ASYNC_CONTINUATION_RET);
-    }
-
 #if EMIT_GENERATE_GCINFO
     if (treeNode->OperIs(GT_RETURN, GT_SWIFT_ERROR_RET))
     {
@@ -7097,6 +7092,12 @@ void CodeGen::genReturn(GenTree* treeNode)
     }
 #endif // PROFILING_SUPPORTED
 
+    if (treeNode->OperIs(GT_RETURN) && compiler->compIsAsync())
+    {
+        instGen_Set_Reg_To_Zero(EA_PTRSIZE, REG_ASYNC_CONTINUATION_RET);
+        gcInfo.gcMarkRegPtrVal(REG_ASYNC_CONTINUATION_RET, TYP_REF);
+    }
+
 #if defined(DEBUG) && defined(TARGET_XARCH)
     bool doStackPointerCheck = compiler->opts.compStackCheckOnRet;
 
@@ -7160,6 +7161,7 @@ void CodeGen::genReturnSuspend(GenTreeUnOp* treeNode)
 
     regNumber reg = genConsumeReg(op);
     inst_Mov(TYP_REF, REG_ASYNC_CONTINUATION_RET, reg, /* canSkip */ true);
+    gcInfo.gcMarkRegPtrVal(REG_ASYNC_CONTINUATION_RET, TYP_REF);
 
     ReturnTypeDesc retTypeDesc = compiler->compRetTypeDesc;
     unsigned       numRetRegs  = retTypeDesc.GetReturnRegCount();
@@ -7196,11 +7198,6 @@ void CodeGen::genMarkReturnGCInfo()
                                    retTypeDesc.GetReturnRegType(i));
         }
     }
-
-    if (compiler->compIsAsync())
-    {
-        gcInfo.gcMarkRegPtrVal(REG_ASYNC_CONTINUATION_RET, TYP_REF);
-    }
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------