diff --git a/jdk/test/sun/tools/jmap/heapconfig/LingeredApp.java b/jdk/test/sun/tools/jmap/heapconfig/LingeredApp.java
index 1ac1a137088..a6f1a64ee88 100644
--- a/jdk/test/sun/tools/jmap/heapconfig/LingeredApp.java
+++ b/jdk/test/sun/tools/jmap/heapconfig/LingeredApp.java
@@ -417,7 +417,9 @@ public class LingeredApp {
                 setLastModified(theLockFileName, epoch());
                 Thread.sleep(spinDelay);
             }
-
+        } catch (NoSuchFileException ex) {
+            // Lock deleted while we are setting last modified time.
+            // Ignore error and lets the app exits
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             System.err.println("LingeredApp ERROR: " + ex);
             // Leave exit_code = 1 to Java launcher