diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/z/zNMethod.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/z/zNMethod.cpp
index 65e752f..2169e6c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/z/zNMethod.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/z/zNMethod.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "runtime/atomic.hpp"
 #include "runtime/orderAccess.hpp"
 #include "utilities/debug.hpp"
+#include "utilities/globalCounter.inline.hpp"
 
 static ZNMethodData* gc_data(const nmethod* nm) {
   return nm->gc_data<ZNMethodData>();
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ void ZNMethod::nmethod_oops_do(nmethod* nm, OopClosure* cl) {
     }
   }
 
+  GlobalCounter::CriticalSection cs(Thread::current());
   ZNMethodDataOops* const oops = gc_data(nm)->oops();
 
   // Process immediate oops