diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.cpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.cpp
index 25f319f0be515f7b7424f9b0a2e303a0debd0137..51a40b6bc5fa63df323d754315b9a47dac95164b 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const char* Abstract_VM_Version::vm_name() {
 
 const char* Abstract_VM_Version::vm_vendor() {
 #ifdef VENDOR
-  return XSTR(VENDOR);
+  return VENDOR;
 #else
   return JDK_Version::is_gte_jdk17x_version() ?
     "Oracle Corporation" : "Sun Microsystems Inc.";