diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/jni/jfrJavaSupport.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/jni/jfrJavaSupport.cpp
index 59a9d8a9090..a6e97ab227a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/jni/jfrJavaSupport.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/jni/jfrJavaSupport.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void JfrJavaSupport::new_object_global_ref(JfrJavaArguments* args, TRAPS) {
 jstring JfrJavaSupport::new_string(const char* c_str, TRAPS) {
   assert(c_str != nullptr, "invariant");
   DEBUG_ONLY(check_java_thread_in_vm(THREAD));
-  const oop result = java_lang_String::create_oop_from_str(c_str, THREAD);
+  const oop result = java_lang_String::create_oop_from_str(c_str, CHECK_NULL);
   return (jstring)local_jni_handle(result, THREAD);
 }