diff -r 64911d7edff9 -r 1343c01b29d5 src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/service/jfrRecorderService.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/service/jfrRecorderService.cpp	Mon Sep 16 11:11:46 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/service/jfrRecorderService.cpp	Mon Sep 16 11:18:50 2019 +0200
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 // set data iff *dest == NULL
 static bool try_set(void* const data, void** dest, bool clear) {
   assert(data != NULL, "invariant");
-  const void* const current = Atomic::load(dest);
+  const void* const current = *dest;
   if (current != NULL) {
     if (current != data) {
       // already set