diff --git a/runtime/ecma_vm.cpp b/runtime/ecma_vm.cpp
index 2e496f896b4762f93312de48d49613ccffda976d..262bd50eb338dd2ab162d516dc033d04973d52da 100644
--- a/runtime/ecma_vm.cpp
+++ b/runtime/ecma_vm.cpp
@@ -789,12 +789,11 @@ void EcmaVM::ProcessReferences(const WeakRootVisitor &v0)
     }
 }
 
-void EcmaVM::HandleEnqueueReferences()
+void EcmaVM::HandleGCRoutineInMutator()
 {
     // Handle references only in JS thread
-    if (Thread::GetCurrent() != thread_) {
-        return;
-    }
+    ASSERT(Thread::GetCurrent() == thread_);
+    ASSERT(GetMutatorLock()->HasLock());
     [[maybe_unused]] EcmaHandleScope scope(thread_);
     for (JSFinalizationRegistry *registry : finalization_registries_) {
         JSHandle<JSFinalizationRegistry> handle(thread_, registry);
diff --git a/runtime/ecma_vm.h b/runtime/ecma_vm.h
index 1a83220cb9e3bb9a5ec949bfd60efa2a554bf134..ea77d595b3aab2d53eff72913671d1d8e2304632 100644
--- a/runtime/ecma_vm.h
+++ b/runtime/ecma_vm.h
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public:
     void CollectGarbage() const;
 
     void ProcessReferences(const WeakRootVisitor &v0);
-    void HandleEnqueueReferences() override;
+    void HandleGCRoutineInMutator() override;
 
     JSHandle<JSTaggedValue> GetModuleByName(JSHandle<JSTaggedValue> module_name);