diff -r 2c3cc4b01880 -r c16ac7a2eba4 src/hotspot/share/jfr/leakprofiler/checkpoint/objectSampleWriter.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/leakprofiler/checkpoint/objectSampleWriter.cpp	Wed Oct 30 16:14:56 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/leakprofiler/checkpoint/objectSampleWriter.cpp	Wed Oct 30 19:43:52 2019 +0100
@@ -355,10 +355,6 @@
 
 static traceid get_gc_root_description_info_id(const Edge& edge, traceid id) {
   assert(edge.is_root(), "invariant");
-  if (EdgeUtils::is_leak_edge(edge)) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-
   if (root_infos == NULL) {
     root_infos = new RootDescriptionInfo();
   }
@@ -606,8 +602,8 @@
 static void register_serializers() {
   static bool is_registered = false;
   if (!is_registered) {
-    JfrSerializer::register_serializer(TYPE_OLDOBJECTROOTSYSTEM, false, true, new RootSystemType());
-    JfrSerializer::register_serializer(TYPE_OLDOBJECTROOTTYPE, false, true, new RootType());
+    JfrSerializer::register_serializer(TYPE_OLDOBJECTROOTSYSTEM, true, new RootSystemType());
+    JfrSerializer::register_serializer(TYPE_OLDOBJECTROOTTYPE, true, new RootType());
     is_registered = true;
   }
 }