diff --git a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/tracing/TimedMethod.java b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/tracing/TimedMethod.java
index bd4f2262444..2651f5b473a 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/tracing/TimedMethod.java
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/tracing/TimedMethod.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ record TimedMethod(AtomicLong invocations, AtomicLong time, AtomicLong minimum,
             while (true) {
                 long max = maximum.get();
                 if (duration <= max) {
-                    return;
+                    break;
                 }
                 if (maximum.weakCompareAndSetVolatile(max, duration)) {
-                    return;
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }