diff --git a/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHelpers.cpp b/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHelpers.cpp
index 104ab11bb2b..46910703a76 100644
--- a/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHelpers.cpp
+++ b/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHelpers.cpp
@@ -866,18 +866,14 @@ getVirtualThreadState(J9VMThread *currentThread, jthread thread)
 			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_YIELDING:
 				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_RUNNABLE;
 				break;
+			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_PINNED:
 			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_PARKED:
 				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_WAITING | JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_PARKED;
 				break;
+			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_TIMED_PINNED:
 			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_TIMED_PARKED:
 				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_TIMED_WAITING | JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_PARKED;
 				break;
-			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_PINNED:
-				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_WAITING;
-				break;
-			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_TIMED_PINNED:
-				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_TIMED_WAITING;
-				break;
 			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_TERMINATED:
 				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_TERMINATED;
 				break;