diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfo.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfo.cpp
index 5a420fd8a14..b66f396e1ad 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/debugInfo.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void ConstantOopReadValue::print_on(outputStream* st) const {
   if (value()() != nullptr) {
     value()()->print_value_on(st);
   } else {
-    st->print("nullptr");
+    st->print("null");
   }
 }