--- a/js/src/jit/CacheIR.cpp
+++ b/js/src/jit/CacheIR.cpp
@@ -8804,16 +8804,18 @@ bool CallIRGenerator::getTemplateObjectF
     return true;
   }
 
   if (!calleeFunc->hasJitInfo() ||
       calleeFunc->jitInfo()->type() != JSJitInfo::InlinableNative) {
     return true;
   }
 
+  bool isConstructing = IsConstructOp(op_);
+
   // Check for natives to which template objects can be attached. This is
   // done to provide templates to Ion for inlining these natives later on.
   switch (calleeFunc->jitInfo()->inlinableNative) {
     case InlinableNative::Array: {
       // Note: the template array won't be used if its length is inaccurately
       // computed here.  (We allocate here because compilation may occur on a
       // separate thread where allocation is impossible.)
 
@@ -8855,16 +8857,20 @@ bool CallIRGenerator::getTemplateObjectF
         return true;
       }
 
       res.set(NewFullyAllocatedArrayTryReuseGroup(cx_, obj, 0, TenuredObject));
       return !!res;
     }
 
     case InlinableNative::String: {
+      if (!isConstructing) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
       RootedString emptyString(cx_, cx_->runtime()->emptyString);
       res.set(StringObject::create(cx_, emptyString, /* proto = */ nullptr,
                                    TenuredObject));
       return !!res;
     }
 
     default:
       return true;