--- a/js/src/methodjit/PolyIC.cpp
+++ b/js/src/methodjit/PolyIC.cpp
@@ -2874,29 +2874,31 @@ ic::CallElement(VMFrame &f, ic::GetEleme
 
     // Right now, we don't optimize for strings.
     if (!f.regs.sp[-2].isObject()) {
         ic->disable(cx, "non-object");
         stubs::CallElem(f);
         return;
     }
 
+    RecompilationMonitor monitor(cx);
+
     Value thisv = f.regs.sp[-2];
     JSObject *thisObj = ValuePropertyBearer(cx, thisv, -2);
     if (!thisObj)
         THROW();
 
     jsid id;
     Value idval = f.regs.sp[-1];
     if (idval.isInt32() && INT_FITS_IN_JSID(idval.toInt32()))
         id = INT_TO_JSID(idval.toInt32());
     else if (!js_InternNonIntElementId(cx, thisObj, idval, &id))
         THROW();
 
-    if (ic->shouldUpdate(cx)) {
+    if (!monitor.recompiled() && ic->shouldUpdate(cx)) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
         f.regs.sp[-2] = MagicValue(JS_GENERIC_MAGIC);
 #endif
         LookupStatus status = ic->update(f, cx, thisObj, idval, id, &f.regs.sp[-2]);
         if (status != Lookup_Uncacheable) {
             if (status == Lookup_Error)
                 THROW();