diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
index 1575dfe4dbe329..7f41750d553366 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
@@ -21507,10 +21507,13 @@ int gc_heap::generation_to_condemn (int n_initial,
     }
 
 #ifdef USE_REGIONS
-    if (!try_get_new_free_region())
+    if (!check_only_p)
     {
-        dprintf (GTC_LOG, ("can't get an empty region -> full compacting"));
-        last_gc_before_oom = TRUE;
+        if (!try_get_new_free_region())
+        {
+            dprintf (GTC_LOG, ("can't get an empty region -> full compacting"));
+            last_gc_before_oom = TRUE;
+        }
     }
 #endif //USE_REGIONS