diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp
index fe86adcc40a66..160969df45493 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ bool os::create_thread(Thread* thread, ThreadType thr_type,
   assert(thread->osthread() == nullptr, "caller responsible");
 
   // Allocate the OSThread object.
-  OSThread* osthread = new OSThread();
+  OSThread* osthread = new (std::nothrow) OSThread();
   if (osthread == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ bool os::create_attached_thread(JavaThread* thread) {
 #endif
 
   // Allocate the OSThread object
-  OSThread* osthread = new OSThread();
+  OSThread* osthread = new (std::nothrow) OSThread();
 
   if (osthread == nullptr) {
     return false;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
index f4799e76a32a8..2079867bbb52d 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ bool os::create_thread(Thread* thread, ThreadType thr_type,
   assert(thread->osthread() == nullptr, "caller responsible");
 
   // Allocate the OSThread object
-  OSThread* osthread = new OSThread();
+  OSThread* osthread = new (std::nothrow) OSThread();
   if (osthread == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ bool os::create_attached_thread(JavaThread* thread) {
 #endif
 
   // Allocate the OSThread object
-  OSThread* osthread = new OSThread();
+  OSThread* osthread = new (std::nothrow) OSThread();
 
   if (osthread == nullptr) {
     return false;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
index b6d2721343cfc..7bb99874848b2 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ bool os::create_thread(Thread* thread, ThreadType thr_type,
   assert(thread->osthread() == nullptr, "caller responsible");
 
   // Allocate the OSThread object
-  OSThread* osthread = new OSThread();
+  OSThread* osthread = new (std::nothrow) OSThread();
   if (osthread == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ bool os::create_attached_thread(JavaThread* thread) {
 #endif
 
   // Allocate the OSThread object
-  OSThread* osthread = new OSThread();
+  OSThread* osthread = new (std::nothrow) OSThread();
 
   if (osthread == nullptr) {
     return false;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
index 3a5dade91af3d..178630f86e939 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ unsigned __stdcall os::win32::thread_native_entry(void* t) {
 static OSThread* create_os_thread(Thread* thread, HANDLE thread_handle,
                                   int thread_id) {
   // Allocate the OSThread object
-  OSThread* osthread = new OSThread();
+  OSThread* osthread = new (std::nothrow) OSThread();
   if (osthread == nullptr) return nullptr;
 
   // Initialize the JDK library's interrupt event.
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ bool os::create_thread(Thread* thread, ThreadType thr_type,
   unsigned thread_id;
 
   // Allocate the OSThread object
-  OSThread* osthread = new OSThread();
+  OSThread* osthread = new (std::nothrow) OSThread();
   if (osthread == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }