diff --git a/runtime/openjdkjvmti/ti_thread.cc b/runtime/openjdkjvmti/ti_thread.cc
index b18a5cd..8327b5d 100644
--- a/runtime/openjdkjvmti/ti_thread.cc
+++ b/runtime/openjdkjvmti/ti_thread.cc
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@
       if (art::kIsDebugBuild) {
         std::string name;
         self->GetThreadName(name);
-        if (name != "Signal Catcher" && !android::base::StartsWith(name, "Jit thread pool")) {
+        if (name != "JDWP" &&
+            name != "Signal Catcher" &&
+            !android::base::StartsWith(name, "Jit thread pool")) {
           LOG(FATAL) << "Unexpected thread before start: " << name;
         }
       }