diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/morph.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/morph.cpp
index 288f7c16f4d9b6..82b55331a41dd7 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/morph.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/morph.cpp
@@ -12024,7 +12024,7 @@ GenTree* Compiler::fgMorphSmpOp(GenTree* tree, MorphAddrContext* mac)
             effectiveOp1 = op1->gtEffectiveVal();
 
             // If we are storing a small type, we might be able to omit a cast.
-            if (effectiveOp1->OperIs(GT_IND) && varTypeIsSmall(effectiveOp1))
+            if (effectiveOp1->OperIs(GT_IND, GT_CLS_VAR) && varTypeIsSmall(effectiveOp1))
             {
                 if (!gtIsActiveCSE_Candidate(op2) && op2->OperIs(GT_CAST) &&
                     varTypeIsIntegral(op2->AsCast()->CastOp()) && !op2->gtOverflow())