diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/fgehopt.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/fgehopt.cpp
index 3c9d99d8609bf6..423579f0ad17de 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/fgehopt.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/fgehopt.cpp
@@ -930,8 +930,8 @@ PhaseStatus Compiler::fgRemoveEmptyTryCatchOrTryFault()
         if (HBtab->HasFilter())
         {
             BasicBlock* const firstFltBlock = HBtab->ebdFilter;
-            assert(firstFltBlock->bbRefs == 1);
-            firstFltBlock->bbRefs               = 0;
+            assert(firstFltBlock->bbRefs >= 1);
+            firstFltBlock->bbRefs -= 1;
             BasicBlock* const afterLastFltBlock = HBtab->BBFilterLast()->Next();
 
             // Must do this in two passes to handle loops or lexically
@@ -955,8 +955,8 @@ PhaseStatus Compiler::fgRemoveEmptyTryCatchOrTryFault()
         // (3) Remove any handler blocks.
         // The first handler block has an artificial ref count
         //
-        assert(firstHndBlock->bbRefs == 1);
-        firstHndBlock->bbRefs               = 0;
+        assert(firstHndBlock->bbRefs >= 1);
+        firstHndBlock->bbRefs -= 1;
         BasicBlock* const afterLastHndBlock = lastHndBlock->Next();
 
         // Must do this in two passes to handle loops or lexically
diff --git a/src/tests/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/Runtime_133101/Runtime_133101.cs b/src/tests/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/Runtime_133101/Runtime_133101.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..49831f35bed59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/Runtime_133101/Runtime_133101.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Runtime_133101;
+
+public class Runtime_133101
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public static void TestEntryPoint()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(4, LoopInTryAndFinally(3));
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining | MethodImplOptions.AggressiveOptimization)]
+    private static long LoopInTryAndFinally(long a)
+    {
+        long x = a;
+        try
+        {
+        L1:
+            if ((x & 8) != 0)
+            {
+                x += 4;
+                goto L1;
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+        L2:
+            if ((x & 1) != 0)
+            {
+                x += 1;
+                goto L2;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return x;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/JIT/Regression/Regression_ro_2.csproj b/src/tests/JIT/Regression/Regression_ro_2.csproj
index a6bdb64234975f..fc4053062f98d9 100644
--- a/src/tests/JIT/Regression/Regression_ro_2.csproj
+++ b/src/tests/JIT/Regression/Regression_ro_2.csproj
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
     <Compile Include="JitBlue\Runtime_132841\Runtime_132841.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JitBlue\Runtime_132785\Runtime_132785.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JitBlue\Runtime_132902\Runtime_132902.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JitBlue\Runtime_133101\Runtime_133101.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(TestSourceDir)MergedTestRunner.targets" />
 </Project>