diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libosxapp/ThreadUtilities.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libosxapp/ThreadUtilities.m
index 74be17039c3..deb179ece57 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libosxapp/ThreadUtilities.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libosxapp/ThreadUtilities.m
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 JavaVM *jvm = NULL;
 static JNIEnv *appKitEnv = NULL;
 static jobject appkitThreadGroup = NULL;
-static NSString* JavaRunLoopMode = @"javaRunLoopMode";
+static NSString* JavaRunLoopMode = @"AWTRunLoopMode";
 static NSArray<NSString*> *javaModes = nil;
 
 static inline void attachCurrentThread(void** env) {