--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/PlatformRecording.java	Mon Sep 16 14:57:11 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/PlatformRecording.java	Mon Sep 16 14:58:38 2019 +0200
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     private TimerTask startTask;
     private AccessControlContext noDestinationDumpOnExitAccessControlContext;
     private boolean shuoldWriteActiveRecordingEvent = true;
-    private Duration flushInterval;
+    private Duration flushInterval = Duration.ofSeconds(1);
 
     PlatformRecording(PlatformRecorder recorder, long id) {
         // Typically the access control context is taken