diff --git a/src/staticdata.c b/src/staticdata.c
index ff352cd8c152f..b5d6fb7cdd62a 100644
--- a/src/staticdata.c
+++ b/src/staticdata.c
@@ -2623,7 +2623,6 @@ static void strip_specializations_(jl_method_instance_t *mi)
         if (inferred && inferred != jl_nothing) {
             if (jl_options.strip_ir) {
                 record_field_change((jl_value_t**)&codeinst->inferred, jl_nothing);
-                record_field_change((jl_value_t**)&codeinst->edges, (jl_value_t*)jl_emptysvec);
             }
             else if (jl_options.strip_metadata) {
                 jl_value_t *stripped = strip_codeinfo_meta(mi->def.method, inferred, codeinst);
@@ -2632,6 +2631,8 @@ static void strip_specializations_(jl_method_instance_t *mi)
                 }
             }
         }
+        if (jl_options.strip_ir)
+            record_field_change((jl_value_t**)&codeinst->edges, (jl_value_t*)jl_emptysvec);
         if (jl_options.strip_metadata)
             record_field_change((jl_value_t**)&codeinst->debuginfo, (jl_value_t*)jl_nulldebuginfo);
         codeinst = jl_atomic_load_relaxed(&codeinst->next);