diff --git a/espresso/src/com.oracle.truffle.espresso.jdwp/src/com/oracle/truffle/espresso/jdwp/impl/JDWP.java b/espresso/src/com.oracle.truffle.espresso.jdwp/src/com/oracle/truffle/espresso/jdwp/impl/JDWP.java
index 2bca8e9c34e8..6cb3a50c0753 100644
--- a/espresso/src/com.oracle.truffle.espresso.jdwp/src/com/oracle/truffle/espresso/jdwp/impl/JDWP.java
+++ b/espresso/src/com.oracle.truffle.espresso.jdwp/src/com/oracle/truffle/espresso/jdwp/impl/JDWP.java
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ private static int getThreadStatus(int jvmtiThreadStatus) {
                     if ((masked & JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_RUNNABLE) != 0) {
                         return ThreadStatusConstants.RUNNING;
                     } else if ((masked & JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_BLOCKED_ON_MONITOR_ENTER) != 0) {
-                        return ThreadStatusConstants.WAIT;
+                        return ThreadStatusConstants.MONITOR;
                     }
                     return ThreadStatusConstants.RUNNING;
                 } else if ((masked & JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_WAITING) != 0) {