diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp
index a9efe01c92e..f5e9176230a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp
@@ -1182,6 +1182,8 @@ JvmtiEnv::ResumeAllVirtualThreads(jint except_count, const jthread* except_list)
 jvmtiError
 JvmtiEnv::StopThread(jthread thread, jobject exception) {
   JavaThread* current_thread = JavaThread::current();
+
+  JvmtiVTMSTransitionDisabler disabler;
   ThreadsListHandle tlh(current_thread);
   JavaThread* java_thread = NULL;
   oop thread_oop = NULL;