diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
index 6dc76f40d8c..90c7c21d619 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
@@ -3398,6 +3398,11 @@ bool os::committed_in_range(address start, size_t size, address& committed_start
       return false;
     }
 
+    // If mincore is not supported.
+    if (mincore_return_value == -1 && errno == ENOSYS) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     assert(vec[stripe] == 'X', "overflow guard");
     assert(mincore_return_value == 0, "Range must be valid");
     // Process this stripe