diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/sampling/jfrThreadSampler.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/sampling/jfrThreadSampler.cpp
index acf7e3a7722..0ab787a7f3a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/sampling/jfrThreadSampler.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/sampling/jfrThreadSampler.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "classfile/javaThreadStatus.hpp"
 #include "jfr/jfrEvents.hpp"
 #include "jfr/recorder/jfrRecorder.hpp"
 #include "jfr/periodic/sampling/jfrCallTrace.hpp"
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ void OSThreadSampler::protected_task(const SuspendedThreadTaskContext& context)
       ev->set_starttime(_suspend_time);
       ev->set_endtime(_suspend_time); // fake to not take an end time
       ev->set_sampledThread(JfrThreadLocal::thread_id(jt));
-      ev->set_state(static_cast<u8>(java_lang_Thread::get_thread_status(_thread_oop)));
+      ev->set_state(static_cast<u8>(JavaThreadStatus::RUNNABLE));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ static void write_native_event(JfrThreadSampleClosure& closure, JavaThread* jt,
   EventNativeMethodSample *ev = closure.next_event_native();
   ev->set_starttime(JfrTicks::now());
   ev->set_sampledThread(JfrThreadLocal::thread_id(jt));
-  ev->set_state(static_cast<u8>(java_lang_Thread::get_thread_status(thread_oop)));
+  ev->set_state(static_cast<u8>(JavaThreadStatus::RUNNABLE));
 }
 
 void JfrNativeSamplerCallback::call() {