diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/threadstatics.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/threadstatics.cpp
index 5847cc5c13bb47..e7246ab1db414f 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/threadstatics.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/threadstatics.cpp
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ void GetTLSIndexForThreadStatic(MethodTable* pMT, bool gcStatic, TLSIndex* pInde
                 uint32_t alignment;
                 if (bytesNeeded >= 8)
                     alignment = 8;
-                if (bytesNeeded >= 4)
+                else if (bytesNeeded >= 4)
                     alignment = 4;
                 else if (bytesNeeded >= 2)
                     alignment = 2;