diff --git a/compiler/optimizer/Inliner.cpp b/compiler/optimizer/Inliner.cpp
index 95c7d0ea7f3..1b1014ff655 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizer/Inliner.cpp
+++ b/compiler/optimizer/Inliner.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ TR_InlinerBase::setInlineThresholds(TR::ResolvedMethodSymbol *callerSymbol)
 
    _callerWeightLimit -= size;
 
-   _nodeCountThreshold = 16000;
+   _nodeCountThreshold = comp()->getOption(TR_NotCompileTimeSensitive) ? 16000: 3000;
    _methodInWarmBlockByteCodeSizeThreshold = _methodByteCodeSizeThreshold = 155;
    _methodInColdBlockByteCodeSizeThreshold = 30;
    _maxInliningCallSites = 4095;