diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/LibraryRootProvider.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/LibraryRootProvider.cs
index 00fb2285f85d5a..c47d26869319f9 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/LibraryRootProvider.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/LibraryRootProvider.cs
@@ -99,9 +99,7 @@ public static void CheckCanGenerateMethod(MethodDesc method)
 
         private static void CheckTypeCanBeUsedInSignature(TypeDesc type)
         {
-            MetadataType defType = type as MetadataType;
-
-            defType?.ComputeTypeContainsGCPointers();
+            ((CompilerTypeSystemContext)type.Context).EnsureLoadableType(type);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/RootingServiceProvider.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/RootingServiceProvider.cs
index fc13ed9a298ee4..0f0b4d2a9c3333 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/RootingServiceProvider.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/RootingServiceProvider.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@ public void AddCompilationRoot(TypeDesc type, string reason)
 
         public void AddReflectionRoot(TypeDesc type, string reason)
         {
-            _factory.TypeSystemContext.EnsureLoadableType(type);
+            TypeDesc lookedAtType = type;
+            do
+            {
+                _factory.TypeSystemContext.EnsureLoadableType(lookedAtType);
+                lookedAtType = (lookedAtType as MetadataType)?.ContainingType;
+            }
+            while (lookedAtType != null);
+
             _rootAdder(_factory.ReflectedType(type), reason);
         }
 
@@ -64,6 +71,7 @@ public void AddReflectionRoot(FieldDesc field, string reason)
             if (!_factory.MetadataManager.IsReflectionBlocked(field))
             {
                 _factory.TypeSystemContext.EnsureLoadableType(field.OwningType);
+                _factory.TypeSystemContext.EnsureLoadableType(field.FieldType);
                 _rootAdder(_factory.ReflectedField(field), reason);
             }
         }