diff --git a/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/windows/native/libsaproc/sawindbg.cpp b/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/windows/native/libsaproc/sawindbg.cpp
index 72f3d0774ea..314cf69c957 100644
--- a/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/windows/native/libsaproc/sawindbg.cpp
+++ b/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/windows/native/libsaproc/sawindbg.cpp
@@ -742,11 +742,9 @@ JNIEXPORT jbyteArray JNICALL Java_sun_jvm_hotspot_debugger_windbg_WindbgDebugger
   CHECK_EXCEPTION_(0);
 
   ULONG bytesRead;
-  COM_VERIFY_OK_(ptrIDebugDataSpaces->ReadVirtual((ULONG64)address, arrayBytes,
-                                                  (ULONG)numBytes, &bytesRead),
-                 "Windbg Error: ReadVirtual failed!", 0);
-
-  if (bytesRead != numBytes) {
+  const HRESULT hr = ptrIDebugDataSpaces->ReadVirtual((ULONG64)address, arrayBytes,
+                                                      (ULONG)numBytes, &bytesRead);
+  if (hr != S_OK || bytesRead != numBytes) {
      return 0;
   }