diff -r 1acfd2f56d72 -r 429b0997c16d src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp	Mon Jul 09 13:08:30 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp	Mon Jul 09 20:17:32 2018 -0400
@@ -5555,14 +5555,18 @@
 
 static jlong slow_thread_cpu_time(Thread *thread, bool user_sys_cpu_time);
 
-static clockid_t thread_cpu_clockid(Thread* thread) {
-  pthread_t tid = thread->osthread()->pthread_id();
-  clockid_t clockid;
-
-  // Get thread clockid
-  int rc = os::Linux::pthread_getcpuclockid(tid, &clockid);
-  assert(rc == 0, "pthread_getcpuclockid is expected to return 0 code");
-  return clockid;
+static jlong fast_cpu_time(Thread *thread) {
+    clockid_t clockid;
+    int rc = os::Linux::pthread_getcpuclockid(thread->osthread()->pthread_id(),
+                                              &clockid);
+    if (rc == 0) {
+      return os::Linux::fast_thread_cpu_time(clockid);
+    } else {
+      // It's possible to encounter a terminated native thread that failed
+      // to detach itself from the VM - which should result in ESRCH.
+      assert_status(rc == ESRCH, rc, "pthread_getcpuclockid failed");
+      return -1;
+    }
 }
 
 // current_thread_cpu_time(bool) and thread_cpu_time(Thread*, bool)
@@ -5584,7 +5588,7 @@
 jlong os::thread_cpu_time(Thread* thread) {
   // consistent with what current_thread_cpu_time() returns
   if (os::Linux::supports_fast_thread_cpu_time()) {
-    return os::Linux::fast_thread_cpu_time(thread_cpu_clockid(thread));
+    return fast_cpu_time(thread);
   } else {
     return slow_thread_cpu_time(thread, true /* user + sys */);
   }
@@ -5600,7 +5604,7 @@
 
 jlong os::thread_cpu_time(Thread *thread, bool user_sys_cpu_time) {
   if (user_sys_cpu_time && os::Linux::supports_fast_thread_cpu_time()) {
-    return os::Linux::fast_thread_cpu_time(thread_cpu_clockid(thread));
+    return fast_cpu_time(thread);
   } else {
     return slow_thread_cpu_time(thread, user_sys_cpu_time);
   }