diff -r 35530ca3e0b2 -r 67e3a8b3449c src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/sampling/jfrThreadSampler.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/sampling/jfrThreadSampler.cpp	Wed Dec 26 19:24:00 2018 -0500
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/sampling/jfrThreadSampler.cpp	Thu Dec 27 21:17:11 2018 -0500
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@
   void set_native_interval(size_t interval) { _interval_native = interval; };
   size_t get_java_interval() { return _interval_java; };
   size_t get_native_interval() { return _interval_native; };
-
+ protected:
+  virtual void post_run();
  public:
   void run();
   static Monitor* transition_block() { return JfrThreadSampler_lock; }
@@ -484,6 +485,10 @@
       last_native_ms = get_monotonic_ms();
     }
   }
+}
+
+void JfrThreadSampler::post_run() {
+  this->NonJavaThread::post_run();
   delete this;
 }