diff --git a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Runtime/InteropServices/CriticalHandle.cs b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Runtime/InteropServices/CriticalHandle.cs
index 83160dddea4..fc6a27d18ca 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Runtime/InteropServices/CriticalHandle.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Runtime/InteropServices/CriticalHandle.cs
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ private void Cleanup()
             // occur implicitly as part of unmarshaling another P/Invoke).
             int lastError = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
 
-            if (!ReleaseHandle())
-                ReleaseHandleFailed();
+            ReleaseHandle();
 
             Marshal.SetLastWin32Error(lastError);
             GC.SuppressFinalize(this);