diff -r 24fda36852ce -r a7fac4381b50 src/share/vm/runtime/synchronizer.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/synchronizer.cpp	Wed Dec 10 15:14:29 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/synchronizer.cpp	Thu Dec 11 03:22:04 2008 -0800
@@ -3363,13 +3363,13 @@
    //   If the wakee is cold then transiently setting it's affinity
    //   to the current CPU is a good idea.
    //   See http://j2se.east/~dice/PERSIST/050624-PullAffinity.txt
+   DTRACE_MONITOR_PROBE(contended__exit, this, object(), Self);
    Trigger->unpark() ;
 
    // Maintain stats and report events to JVMTI
    if (ObjectSynchronizer::_sync_Parks != NULL) {
       ObjectSynchronizer::_sync_Parks->inc() ;
    }
-   DTRACE_MONITOR_PROBE(contended__exit, this, object(), Self);
 }