diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
index 66a6a92f5e0..4dafef0c098 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -5753,7 +5753,15 @@ void PlatformEvent::park() {
   // TODO: consider a brief spin here, gated on the success of recent
   // spin attempts by this thread.
   while (_Event < 0) {
+    // The following code is only here to maintain the
+    // characteristics/performance from when an ObjectMonitor
+    // "responsible" thread used to issue timed parks.
+    HighResolutionInterval *phri = nullptr;
+    if (!ForceTimeHighResolution) {
+      phri = new HighResolutionInterval((jlong)1);
+    }
     DWORD rv = ::WaitForSingleObject(_ParkHandle, INFINITE);
+    delete phri; // if it is null, harmless
     assert(rv != WAIT_FAILED,   "WaitForSingleObject failed with error code: %lu", GetLastError());
     assert(rv == WAIT_OBJECT_0, "WaitForSingleObject failed with return value: %lu", rv);
   }