diff --git a/test/javax/management/monitor/CounterMonitorTest.java b/test/javax/management/monitor/CounterMonitorTest.java
index 939f1ece0df760a49c834ab89e0591263ac7d4b3..be58f31e983ed4b8a716f228268700af114e7bfd 100644
--- a/test/javax/management/monitor/CounterMonitorTest.java
+++ b/test/javax/management/monitor/CounterMonitorTest.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class CounterMonitorTest implements NotificationListener {
                 observedValue = count;
                 CounterMonitorTest.class.notifyAll();
             }
-            return count;
+            return observedValue;
         }
         public void setNbObjects(Object n) {
             echo(">>> StdObservedObject.setNbObjects: " + n);