diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmti.xml b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmti.xml
index d462d4bd1eb..8d1f4995468 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmti.xml
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmti.xml
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ jvmtiEnv *jvmti;
         <example>
             JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_ALIVE + JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_WAITING +
                 JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_WAITING_WITH_TIMEOUT +
-                JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_MONITOR_WAITING
+                JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_IN_OBJECT_WAIT
         </example>
         The state of a thread suspended while runnable would be:
         <example>