diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handshake.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handshake.cpp
index a57076c021a..3919a89789c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handshake.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handshake.cpp
@@ -487,10 +487,12 @@ HandshakeOperation* HandshakeState::get_op_for_self(bool allow_suspend, bool che
   assert(_handshakee == Thread::current(), "Must be called by self");
   assert(_lock.owned_by_self(), "Lock must be held");
   assert(allow_suspend || !check_async_exception, "invalid case");
+#if INCLUDE_JVMTI
   if (allow_suspend && _handshakee->is_disable_suspend()) {
     // filter out suspend operations while JavaThread is in disable_suspend mode
     allow_suspend = false;
   }
+#endif
   if (!allow_suspend) {
     return _queue.peek(no_suspend_no_async_exception_filter);
   } else if (check_async_exception && !_async_exceptions_blocked) {