diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectedHeap.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectedHeap.cpp
index 4c22dccd0f853..1852528d58151 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectedHeap.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectedHeap.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "logging/log.hpp"
 #include "logging/logStream.hpp"
 #include "memory/classLoaderMetaspace.hpp"
+#include "memory/metaspace.hpp"
 #include "memory/metaspaceUtils.hpp"
 #include "memory/resourceArea.hpp"
 #include "memory/universe.hpp"
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ bool CollectedHeap::is_oop(oop object) const {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (is_in(object->klass_raw())) {
+  if (!Metaspace::contains(object->klass_raw())) {
     return false;
   }