diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
index 8b9c2bb0f701..300fd4cf98a1 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
@@ -7203,6 +7203,13 @@ void Compiler::impImportBlockCode(BasicBlock* block)
                     return;
                 }
 
+                if (opts.OptimizationEnabled() && (gtGetArrayElementClassHandle(impStackTop(1).val) == ldelemClsHnd) &&
+                    impIsClassExact(ldelemClsHnd))
+                {
+                    JITDUMP("\nldelema of T[] with T exact: skipping covariant check\n");
+                    goto ARR_LD;
+                }
+
                 GenTree* index = impPopStack().val;
                 GenTree* arr   = impPopStack().val;