diff --git a/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml b/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml
index 0b168dac..00f3c0bd 100644
--- a/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml
+++ b/hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml
@@ -728,8 +728,7 @@ let register_jit_hook env =
        | Some _ -> None  (* compile failed or disabled — CEK handles *)
        | None ->
          if !_jit_compiling then None
-         else if Hashtbl.mem _jit_warned fn_name then
-           (l.l_compiled <- Some Sx_vm.jit_failed_sentinel; None)
+         else if Hashtbl.mem _jit_warned fn_name then None
          else begin
            _jit_compiling := true;
            let t0 = Unix.gettimeofday () in