--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/mutexLocker.cpp	Wed Oct 30 16:14:56 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/mutexLocker.cpp	Wed Oct 30 19:43:52 2019 +0100
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 #if INCLUDE_JFR
   def(JfrMsg_lock                  , PaddedMonitor, leaf,        true,  _safepoint_check_always);
   def(JfrBuffer_lock               , PaddedMutex  , leaf,        true,  _safepoint_check_never);
-  def(JfrStream_lock               , PaddedMutex  , leaf+1,      true,  _safepoint_check_never);      // ensure to rank lower than 'safepoint'
+  def(JfrStream_lock               , PaddedMutex  , nonleaf + 1, false, _safepoint_check_always);
   def(JfrStacktrace_lock           , PaddedMutex  , special,     true,  _safepoint_check_never);
   def(JfrThreadSampler_lock        , PaddedMonitor, leaf,        true,  _safepoint_check_never);
 #endif