diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp
index 77b79bf0e77be1..2dd5ffa7f809c9 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp
@@ -15683,6 +15683,11 @@ GenTree* Compiler::gtNewTempAssign(
         {
             ok = true;
         }
+        // - TYP_I_IMPL = TYP_BYREF
+        else if ((dstTyp == TYP_I_IMPL) && (valTyp == TYP_BYREF))
+        {
+            ok = true;
+        }
         // - TYP_BYREF = TYP_REF when object stack allocation is enabled
         else if (JitConfig.JitObjectStackAllocation() && (dstTyp == TYP_BYREF) && (valTyp == TYP_REF))
         {