diff --git a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/MetadataRepository.java b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/MetadataRepository.java
index e574ab47992..22d55e6e99f 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/MetadataRepository.java
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/MetadataRepository.java
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public final class MetadataRepository {
         }
     }
 
-    synchronized boolean isEnabled(String eventName) {
+    boolean isEnabled(String eventName) {
         return settingsManager.isEnabled(eventName);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/SettingsManager.java b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/SettingsManager.java
index 84caf7cb460..bd8fa078dc8 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/SettingsManager.java
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/SettingsManager.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ final class SettingsManager {
         }
     }
 
-   private Map<String, InternalSetting> availableSettings = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    private volatile Map<String, InternalSetting> availableSettings = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
     void setSettings(List<Map<String, String>> activeSettings, boolean writeSettingEvents) {
         // store settings so they are available if a new event class is loaded