diff --git a/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp b/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp
index a6b0f1f4c809228c2a28d54c7851b98531ef4e72..61a8a2319aea49b5cbbf8ad34f025b58d3c39adc 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ JvmtiEnv::AddToSystemClassLoaderSearch(const char* segment) {
     ObjectLocker ol(loader, THREAD);
 
     // need the path as java.lang.String
-    Handle path = java_lang_String::create_from_str(segment, THREAD);
+    Handle path = java_lang_String::create_from_platform_dependent_str(segment, THREAD);
     if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
       CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
       return JVMTI_ERROR_INTERNAL;