diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/excep.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/excep.cpp
index 5249ea70661e0d..a6bf9884a2d138 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/excep.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/excep.cpp
@@ -11533,8 +11533,9 @@ VOID ThrowBadFormatWorker(UINT resID, LPCWSTR imageName DEBUGARG(__in_z const ch
         msgStr += W(")");
     }
 #endif
-
     ThrowHR(COR_E_BADIMAGEFORMAT, msgStr);
+#else // DACCESS_COMPILE
+    ThrowHR(COR_E_BADIMAGEFORMAT);
 #endif // #ifndef DACCESS_COMPILE
 }
 
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/exceptmacros.h b/src/coreclr/vm/exceptmacros.h
index 7e3a058f7b2b6b..3fefb7936069a4 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/exceptmacros.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/exceptmacros.h
@@ -515,8 +515,12 @@ template <typename T>
 NOINLINE
 VOID ThrowBadFormatWorkerT(UINT resID, T * pImgObj DEBUGARG(__in_z const char *cond))
 {
+#ifdef DACCESS_COMPILE
+    ThrowBadFormatWorker(resID, nullptr DEBUGARG(cond));
+#else
     LPCWSTR tmpStr = GetPathForErrorMessagesT(pImgObj);
     ThrowBadFormatWorker(resID, tmpStr DEBUGARG(cond));
+#endif
 }