diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/Compiler.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/Compiler.java
index c4c858cc31d..3d93522f246 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/Compiler.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/Compiler.java
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ protected ScriptAndCode execute(final Ruby runtime, final IRScriptBody scope, Cl
         byte[] bytecode;
 
         // Check for eval in any scope, which isn't supported for AOT right now
-        if (scope.anyUsesEval() || scope.hasFlipFlops()) {
-            throw new NotCompilableException("AOT not supported for scripts containing eval or flip-flops.");
+        if (scope.anyUsesEval()) {
+            throw new NotCompilableException("AOT not supported for scripts containing eval.");
         }
 
         boolean cacheClasses = Options.COMPILE_CACHE_CLASSES.load();