diff --git a/src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp b/src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp
index f0a7ec996db87ebab73d01f7d5b86f5cf04bdc4f..1877967408d739f4ed021864f1d0a8065f08d81e 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp
@@ -3345,9 +3345,7 @@ MetaWord* Metaspace::allocate(ClassLoaderData* loader_data, size_t word_size,
   }
 
   if (result == NULL) {
-    report_metadata_oome(loader_data, word_size, mdtype, THREAD);
-    // Will not reach here.
-    return NULL;
+    report_metadata_oome(loader_data, word_size, mdtype, CHECK_NULL);
   }
 
   // Zero initialize.