diff -r be121cbf3284 -r 23e3cd901cb6 src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/service/jfrRecorderService.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/service/jfrRecorderService.cpp	Mon Sep 02 21:08:41 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/service/jfrRecorderService.cpp	Tue Sep 03 11:48:31 2019 +0200
@@ -234,15 +234,15 @@
 
 static int64_t write_checkpoint_event_prologue(JfrChunkWriter& cw, u8 type_id) {
   const int64_t last_cp_offset = cw.last_checkpoint_offset();
-  const int64_t last_cp_relative_offset = 0 == last_cp_offset ? 0 : last_cp_offset - cw.current_offset();
+  const int64_t delta_to_last_checkpoint = 0 == last_cp_offset ? 0 : last_cp_offset - cw.current_offset();
   cw.reserve(sizeof(u4));
   cw.write<u8>(EVENT_CHECKPOINT);
   cw.write(JfrTicks::now());
-  cw.write<int64_t>((int64_t)0);
-  cw.write(last_cp_relative_offset); // write last checkpoint offset delta
+  cw.write((int64_t)0); // duration
+  cw.write(delta_to_last_checkpoint);
   cw.write<bool>(false); // flushpoint
-  cw.write<u4>((u4)1); // nof types in this checkpoint
-  cw.write<u8>(type_id);
+  cw.write((u4)1); // nof types in this checkpoint
+  cw.write(type_id);
   const int64_t number_of_elements_offset = cw.current_offset();
   cw.reserve(sizeof(u4));
   return number_of_elements_offset;