diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp
index 767668289ce41d0aec446060a7db8f54971db771..76865f6ff2c69e0be1e970e506b19c33b9c5e537 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp
@@ -3468,13 +3468,13 @@ jint Threads::create_vm(JavaVMInitArgs* args, bool* canTryAgain) {
     create_vm_init_libraries();
   }
 
+  // Notify JVMTI agents that VM initialization is complete - nop if no agents.
+  JvmtiExport::post_vm_initialized();
+
   if (!TRACE_START()) {
     vm_exit_during_initialization(Handle(THREAD, PENDING_EXCEPTION));
   }
 
-  // Notify JVMTI agents that VM initialization is complete - nop if no agents.
-  JvmtiExport::post_vm_initialized();
-
   if (CleanChunkPoolAsync) {
     Chunk::start_chunk_pool_cleaner_task();
   }