diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/mutexLocker.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/mutexLocker.cpp
index d6db776..c2fbbdb 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/mutexLocker.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/mutexLocker.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ void mutex_init() {
   def(CodeHeapStateAnalytics_lock  , PaddedMutex  , leaf,        true,  Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
 
   def(NMethodSweeperStats_lock     , PaddedMutex  , special,     true,  Monitor::_safepoint_check_sometimes);
-  def(ThreadsSMRDelete_lock        , PaddedMonitor, special,     false, Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
+  def(ThreadsSMRDelete_lock        , PaddedMonitor, special - 1, false, Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
   def(SharedDecoder_lock           , PaddedMutex  , native,      false, Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
   def(DCmdFactory_lock             , PaddedMutex  , leaf,        true,  Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
 #if INCLUDE_NMT