diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/opto/callGenerator.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/opto/callGenerator.cpp
index db03dd9d80c..1465da02ac8 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/opto/callGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/opto/callGenerator.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ bool LateInlineMHCallGenerator::do_late_inline_check(Compile* C, JVMState* jvms)
       C->inline_printer()->record(cg->method(), call_node()->jvms(), InliningResult::FAILURE,
                                   "late method handle call resolution");
     }
-    assert(!cg->is_late_inline() || cg->is_mh_late_inline() || AlwaysIncrementalInline || StressIncrementalInlining, "we're doing late inlining");
+    assert(!cg->is_late_inline() || cg->is_mh_late_inline() || cg->is_virtual_late_inline() ||
+           AlwaysIncrementalInline || StressIncrementalInlining, "we're doing late inlining");
     _inline_cg = cg;
     return true;
   } else {