--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/jni/jfrJavaSupport.cpp	Mon Nov 25 15:21:44 2019 +0000
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/jni/jfrJavaSupport.cpp	Mon Nov 25 18:38:01 2019 +0100
@@ -540,6 +540,10 @@
   create_and_throw(vmSymbols::java_lang_ClassFormatError(), message, THREAD);
 }
 
+void JfrJavaSupport::throw_runtime_exception(const char* message, TRAPS) {
+  create_and_throw(vmSymbols::java_lang_RuntimeException(), message, THREAD);
+}
+
 void JfrJavaSupport::abort(jstring errorMsg, Thread* t) {
   DEBUG_ONLY(check_java_thread_in_vm(t));