diff --git a/compiler/optimizer/LoopVersioner.cpp b/compiler/optimizer/LoopVersioner.cpp
index 4fd3b8546c5..2cb3b1ebd43 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizer/LoopVersioner.cpp
+++ b/compiler/optimizer/LoopVersioner.cpp
@@ -4593,7 +4593,7 @@ void TR_LoopVersioner::versionNaturalLoop(TR_RegionStructure *whileLoop, List<TR
          comparisonTrees.add(guard);
 
          bool reverseBranch = false, origLoop = true;
-         FoldConditional fold(this, NULL, guard, reverseBranch, origLoop);
+         FoldConditional fold(this, NULL, tt->getNode(), reverseBranch, origLoop);
          fold.improveLoop();
          }
       }