diff --git a/src/share/vm/services/gcNotifier.cpp b/src/share/vm/services/gcNotifier.cpp
index 7d1fe5d894447a1a9177634d4b85f3bd30847a57..1025072339a4d8622a89dd83bdaf751d78c7350d 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/services/gcNotifier.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/services/gcNotifier.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void GCNotifier::sendNotificationInternal(TRAPS) {
   GCNotificationRequest *request = getRequest();
   if (request != NULL) {
     NotificationMark nm(request);
-    Handle objGcInfo = createGcInfo(request->gcManager, request->gcStatInfo, THREAD);
+    Handle objGcInfo = createGcInfo(request->gcManager, request->gcStatInfo, CHECK);
 
     Handle objName = java_lang_String::create_from_str(request->gcManager->name(), CHECK);
     Handle objAction = java_lang_String::create_from_str(request->gcAction, CHECK);