diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/emit.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/emit.cpp
index c73390891f1bdd..280607bae55665 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/emit.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/emit.cpp
@@ -2856,8 +2856,9 @@ void* emitter::emitAddLabel(VARSET_VALARG_TP GCvars, regMaskTP gcrefRegs, regMas
     {
 #if FEATURE_LOOP_ALIGN
 
-        if (!currIGWasNonEmpty && (emitAlignLast != nullptr) && (emitAlignLast->idaLoopHeadPredIG != nullptr) &&
-            (emitAlignLast->idaLoopHeadPredIG->igNext == emitCurIG))
+        if (!currIGWasNonEmpty && (emitAlignLastGroup != nullptr) &&
+            (emitAlignLastGroup->idaLoopHeadPredIG != nullptr) &&
+            (emitAlignLastGroup->idaLoopHeadPredIG->igNext == emitCurIG))
         {
             // If the emitCurIG was thought to be a loop-head, but if it didn't turn out that way and we end up
             // creating a new IG from which the loop starts, make sure to update the LoopHeadPred of last align
@@ -2865,7 +2866,7 @@ void* emitter::emitAddLabel(VARSET_VALARG_TP GCvars, regMaskTP gcrefRegs, regMas
             // notice a loop that encloses another loop, this information helps in removing the align field from
             // such loops.
             // We need to only update emitAlignLast because we do not align intermingled or overlapping loops.
-            emitAlignLast->idaLoopHeadPredIG = emitCurIG;
+            emitAlignLastGroup->idaLoopHeadPredIG = emitCurIG;
         }
 #endif // FEATURE_LOOP_ALIGN