diff --git a/src/java.base/macosx/native/libjava/ProcessHandleImpl_macosx.c b/src/java.base/macosx/native/libjava/ProcessHandleImpl_macosx.c
index bc64cd1ae62..30fa8eea206 100644
--- a/src/java.base/macosx/native/libjava/ProcessHandleImpl_macosx.c
+++ b/src/java.base/macosx/native/libjava/ProcessHandleImpl_macosx.c
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ void os_getCmdlineAndUserInfo(JNIEnv *env, jobject jinfo, pid_t pid) {
         mib[2] = pid;
         size = (size_t) maxargs;
         if (sysctl(mib, 3, args, &size, NULL, 0) == -1) {
-            if (errno != EINVAL) {
+            if (errno != EINVAL && errno != EIO) {
+                // If the pid is invalid, the information returned is empty and no exception
                 JNU_ThrowByNameWithLastError(env,
                     "java/lang/RuntimeException", "sysctl failed");
             }
@@ -300,4 +301,3 @@ void os_getCmdlineAndUserInfo(JNIEnv *env, jobject jinfo, pid_t pid) {
     // Free the arg buffer
     free(args);
 }
-