--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/checkpoint/jfrCheckpointManager.cpp	Sun Sep 15 15:31:04 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/checkpoint/jfrCheckpointManager.cpp	Sun Sep 15 20:23:40 2019 +0200
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 }
 
 bool JfrCheckpointManager::use_epoch_transition_mspace(const Thread* thread) const {
-  return _service_thread != thread && OrderAccess::load_acquire(&_checkpoint_epoch_state) != JfrTraceIdEpoch::epoch();
+  return _service_thread != thread && _checkpoint_epoch_state != JfrTraceIdEpoch::epoch();
 }
 
 static const size_t lease_retry = 10;