diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/zero/zeroInterpreter_zero.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/zero/zeroInterpreter_zero.cpp
index 84fcd7e420d..1193102b5e4 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/zero/zeroInterpreter_zero.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/zero/zeroInterpreter_zero.cpp
@@ -332,13 +332,13 @@ int ZeroInterpreter::native_entry(Method* method, intptr_t UNUSED, TRAPS) {
     monitor = (BasicObjectLock*) istate->stack_base();
     oop lockee = monitor->obj();
     markWord disp = lockee->mark().set_unlocked();
-
     monitor->lock()->set_displaced_header(disp);
-    if (lockee->cas_set_mark(markWord::from_pointer(monitor), disp) != disp) {
-      if (thread->is_lock_owned((address) disp.clear_lock_bits().to_pointer())) {
+    bool call_vm = UseHeavyMonitors;
+    if (call_vm || lockee->cas_set_mark(markWord::from_pointer(monitor), disp) != disp) {
+      // Is it simple recursive case?
+      if (!call_vm && thread->is_lock_owned((address) disp.clear_lock_bits().to_pointer())) {
         monitor->lock()->set_displaced_header(markWord::from_pointer(NULL));
-      }
-      else {
+      } else {
         CALL_VM_NOCHECK(InterpreterRuntime::monitorenter(thread, monitor));
         if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION)
           goto unwind_and_return;