diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
index a85d28eb6a7396..a3ee93325a64cd 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
@@ -22634,6 +22634,8 @@ void gc_heap::garbage_collect_pm_full_gc()
 
 void gc_heap::garbage_collect (int n)
 {
+    gc_pause_mode saved_settings_pause_mode = settings.pause_mode;
+
     //reset the number of alloc contexts
     alloc_contexts_used = 0;
 
@@ -23039,7 +23041,7 @@ void gc_heap::garbage_collect (int n)
 #endif //MULTIPLE_HEAPS
 
 done:
-    if (settings.pause_mode == pause_no_gc)
+    if (saved_settings_pause_mode == pause_no_gc)
         allocate_for_no_gc_after_gc();
 }