diff --git a/runtime/compiler/runtime/IProfiler.cpp b/runtime/compiler/runtime/IProfiler.cpp
index 751361f77b3..aee32665ab9 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/runtime/IProfiler.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/runtime/IProfiler.cpp
@@ -4377,7 +4377,8 @@ UDATA TR_IProfiler::parseBuffer(J9VMThread * vmThread, const U_8* dataStart, UDA
             cursor += sizeof(switchOperand);
 
             data = switchOperand;
-            addSample = (profileFlag && !isClassLoadPhase) || TR::Options::_profileAllTheTime;
+            // switches are rare compared to branches, so we can afford to profile them all
+            addSample = true;
 
 
             //bytecodeType = SWITCH_BYTECODE;