diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiEventController.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiEventController.cpp
index 9ebfc958dfb..d6a3000c931 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiEventController.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiEventController.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class EnterInterpOnlyModeClosure : public HandshakeClosure {
     _completed = true;
   }
   bool completed() {
-    return _completed = true;
+    return _completed;
   }
 };