diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
index 2b74cccb072..0fc636483f5 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -6387,7 +6387,7 @@ void os::jfr_report_memory_info() {
     // Send the RSS JFR event
     EventResidentSetSize event;
     event.set_size(pmex.WorkingSetSize);
-    event.set_peak(pmex.PeakWorkingSetSize);
+    event.set_peak(MAX2(pmex.PeakWorkingSetSize, pmex.WorkingSetSize));
     event.commit();
   } else {
     // Log a warning