diff -r 48aabad45dac -r b6efcf2217f1 src/hotspot/share/jfr/jfr.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/jfr.cpp	Sun Sep 22 15:38:32 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/jfr.cpp	Sun Sep 22 17:31:57 2019 +0200
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 }
 
 void Jfr::on_unloading_classes() {
-  if (JfrRecorder::is_recording()) {
+  if (JfrRecorder::is_created()) {
     JfrCheckpointManager::write_type_set_for_unloaded_classes();
   }
 }