diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h b/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h
index 096a9e4fb1120d..d209cb52a66ffe 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/compiler.h
@@ -10403,6 +10403,7 @@ class Compiler
         STRESS_MODE(IF_CONVERSION_INNER_LOOPS)                                                  \
         STRESS_MODE(POISON_IMPLICIT_BYREFS)                                                     \
         STRESS_MODE(STORE_BLOCK_UNROLLING)                                                      \
+        STRESS_MODE(SKIP_COND_NODE_LOWERING) /* Don't lower conditions to use CPU flags */      \
         STRESS_MODE(THREE_OPT_LAYOUT)                                                           \
         STRESS_MODE(COUNT)
 
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/lower.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/lower.cpp
index a551d629341a22..94aec677b0d6f1 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/lower.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/lower.cpp
@@ -4641,6 +4641,12 @@ bool Lowering::TryLowerConditionToFlagsNode(GenTree*      parent,
     DISPTREERANGE(BlockRange(), condition);
     JITDUMP("\n");
 
+    if (comp->compStressCompile(Compiler::STRESS_SKIP_COND_NODE_LOWERING, 10))
+    {
+        JITDUMP("JitStress: skip lowering attempt\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (condition->OperIsCompare())
     {
         if (!IsInvariantInRange(condition, parent))