diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/windows/attachListener_windows.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/windows/attachListener_windows.cpp
index 2dbb0391290..2cc9d192ce5 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/windows/attachListener_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/windows/attachListener_windows.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
 
   void close() {
     if (opened()) {
+      ThreadBlockInVM tbivm(JavaThread::current());
       FlushFileBuffers(_hPipe);
       CloseHandle(_hPipe);
       _hPipe = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;