diff --git a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_ZygoteHooks.cc b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_ZygoteHooks.cc
index bd23d70..ae1a4d7 100644
--- a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_ZygoteHooks.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_ZygoteHooks.cc
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@
     if (isa != kNone && isa != kRuntimeISA) {
       action = Runtime::NativeBridgeAction::kInitialize;
     }
-    Runtime::Current()->DidForkFromZygote(env, action, isa_string.c_str());
+    Runtime::Current()->InitNonZygoteOrPostFork(env, action, isa_string.c_str());
   } else {
-    Runtime::Current()->DidForkFromZygote(env, Runtime::NativeBridgeAction::kUnload, nullptr);
+    Runtime::Current()->InitNonZygoteOrPostFork(env, Runtime::NativeBridgeAction::kUnload, nullptr);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/runtime.cc b/runtime/runtime.cc
index 3b772fe..0077389 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.cc
+++ b/runtime/runtime.cc
@@ -574,8 +574,9 @@
     if (is_native_bridge_loaded_) {
       PreInitializeNativeBridge(".");
     }
-    DidForkFromZygote(self->GetJniEnv(), NativeBridgeAction::kInitialize,
-                      GetInstructionSetString(kRuntimeISA));
+    InitNonZygoteOrPostFork(self->GetJniEnv(),
+                            NativeBridgeAction::kInitialize,
+                            GetInstructionSetString(kRuntimeISA));
   }
 
   ATRACE_BEGIN("StartDaemonThreads");
@@ -664,7 +665,7 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-void Runtime::DidForkFromZygote(JNIEnv* env, NativeBridgeAction action, const char* isa) {
+void Runtime::InitNonZygoteOrPostFork(JNIEnv* env, NativeBridgeAction action, const char* isa) {
   is_zygote_ = false;
 
   if (is_native_bridge_loaded_) {
@@ -686,9 +687,9 @@
   // before fork aren't attributed to an app.
   heap_->ResetGcPerformanceInfo();
 
-  if (!safe_mode_ && jit_options_->UseJIT()) {
-    DCHECK(jit_.get() == nullptr) << "The zygote should not JIT";
-    // Create the JIT if the flag is set.
+  if (!safe_mode_ && jit_options_->UseJIT() && jit_.get() == nullptr) {
+    // Note that when running ART standalone (not zygote, nor zygote fork),
+    // the jit may have already been created.
     CreateJit();
   }
 
diff --git a/runtime/runtime.h b/runtime/runtime.h
index 386d88f..d61663c 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.h
+++ b/runtime/runtime.h
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
 
   void PreZygoteFork();
   bool InitZygote();
-  void DidForkFromZygote(JNIEnv* env, NativeBridgeAction action, const char* isa);
+  void InitNonZygoteOrPostFork(JNIEnv* env, NativeBridgeAction action, const char* isa);
 
   const instrumentation::Instrumentation* GetInstrumentation() const {
     return &instrumentation_;