--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/dcmd/AbstractDCmd.java	Thu Jun 28 10:46:05 2018 -0400
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/dcmd/AbstractDCmd.java	Thu Jun 28 15:17:44 2018 +0200
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 import jdk.jfr.FlightRecorder;
 import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.internal.JVM;
 import jdk.jfr.internal.SecuritySupport;
 import jdk.jfr.internal.SecuritySupport.SafePath;
 import jdk.jfr.internal.Utils;
@@ -65,9 +66,17 @@
         return result.toString();
     }
 
+    public String getPid() {
+        // Invoking ProcessHandle.current().pid() would require loading more
+        // classes during startup so instead JVM.getJVM().getPid() is used.
+        // The pid will not be exposed to running Java application, only when starting
+        // JFR from command line (-XX:StartFlightRecordin) or jcmd (JFR.start and JFR.check)
+        return JVM.getJVM().getPid();
+    }
+
     protected final SafePath resolvePath(Recording recording, String filename) throws InvalidPathException {
         if (filename == null) {
-             return makeGenerated(recording, Paths.get("."));
+            return makeGenerated(recording, Paths.get("."));
         }
         Path path = Paths.get(filename);
         if (Files.isDirectory(path)) {