diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.inline.hpp
index ed594d72d06..49f1c82a98a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.inline.hpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void G1CollectedHeap::register_region_with_region_attr(G1HeapRegion* r) {
 void G1CollectedHeap::register_old_region_with_region_attr(G1HeapRegion* r) {
   assert(!r->has_pinned_objects(), "must be");
   assert(r->rem_set()->is_complete(), "must be");
-  _region_attr.set_in_old(r->hrm_index(), r->rem_set()->is_tracked());
+  _region_attr.set_in_old(r->hrm_index(), true);
   _rem_set->exclude_region_from_scan(r->hrm_index());
 }