diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Runtime.Loader/tests/ApplyUpdateUtil.cs b/src/libraries/System.Runtime.Loader/tests/ApplyUpdateUtil.cs
index beaa4a0e7338bb..405afc9f50edbf 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Runtime.Loader/tests/ApplyUpdateUtil.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Runtime.Loader/tests/ApplyUpdateUtil.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ internal static bool CheckSupportedMonoConfiguration()
         {
             // check that interpreter is enabled, and the build has hot reload capabilities enabled.
             var isInterp = RuntimeFeature.IsDynamicCodeSupported && !RuntimeFeature.IsDynamicCodeCompiled;
-            return isInterp && HasApplyUpdateCapabilities();
+            return isInterp && !PlatformDetection.IsMonoAOT && HasApplyUpdateCapabilities();
         }
 
         internal static bool HasApplyUpdateCapabilities()