diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/objectMonitor.cpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/objectMonitor.cpp
index 94f4492d382a7dc0b1065052f27177da0d6f42b6..3e5733329088d634e1c7b34717b39e044294e3f2 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/objectMonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/objectMonitor.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ void ATTR ObjectMonitor::enter(TRAPS) {
   { // Change java thread status to indicate blocked on monitor enter.
     JavaThreadBlockedOnMonitorEnterState jtbmes(jt, this);
 
+    Self->set_current_pending_monitor(this);
+
     DTRACE_MONITOR_PROBE(contended__enter, this, object(), jt);
     if (JvmtiExport::should_post_monitor_contended_enter()) {
       JvmtiExport::post_monitor_contended_enter(jt, this);
@@ -395,8 +397,6 @@ void ATTR ObjectMonitor::enter(TRAPS) {
     OSThreadContendState osts(Self->osthread());
     ThreadBlockInVM tbivm(jt);
 
-    Self->set_current_pending_monitor(this);
-
     // TODO-FIXME: change the following for(;;) loop to straight-line code.
     for (;;) {
       jt->set_suspend_equivalent();