diff --git a/jcl/src/jdk.management/share/classes/com/ibm/lang/management/internal/ExtendedOperatingSystemMXBeanImpl.java b/jcl/src/jdk.management/share/classes/com/ibm/lang/management/internal/ExtendedOperatingSystemMXBeanImpl.java
index d29a9d67934..772e9b71500 100644
--- a/jcl/src/jdk.management/share/classes/com/ibm/lang/management/internal/ExtendedOperatingSystemMXBeanImpl.java
+++ b/jcl/src/jdk.management/share/classes/com/ibm/lang/management/internal/ExtendedOperatingSystemMXBeanImpl.java
@@ -269,9 +269,8 @@ public final synchronized double getProcessCpuLoad() {
 		}
 		latestCpuTime = cpuTime;
 
-		/* First call to this method returns 0 to match the behaviour of the RI.
-		 * If the CpuLoadCompatibility flag is set, the bahaviour is reverted to
-		 * return -1 for compatibility.
+		/* If no previous timestamps is set, the default behaviour is to return -1.
+		 * If the compatibility flag is set, return 0 to match the behaviour of RI.
 		 */
 		if (-1 == oldTime) {
 			/* Save current counters; next invocation onwards, we use these to
diff --git a/runtime/vm/jvminit.c b/runtime/vm/jvminit.c
index da347ec9e2d..dac0583789a 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/jvminit.c
+++ b/runtime/vm/jvminit.c
@@ -4124,8 +4124,8 @@ processVMArgsFromFirstToLast(J9JavaVM * vm)
 	}
 
 	{
-		IDATA cpuLoadCompatibility = FIND_AND_CONSUME_VMARG(EXACT_MATCH, VMOPT_XXCPULOADCOMPATIBILITY , NULL);
-		IDATA noCpuLoadCompatibility = FIND_AND_CONSUME_VMARG(EXACT_MATCH, VMOPT_XXNOCPULOADCOMPATIBILITY , NULL);
+		IDATA cpuLoadCompatibility = FIND_AND_CONSUME_VMARG(EXACT_MATCH, VMOPT_XXCPULOADCOMPATIBILITY, NULL);
+		IDATA noCpuLoadCompatibility = FIND_AND_CONSUME_VMARG(EXACT_MATCH, VMOPT_XXNOCPULOADCOMPATIBILITY, NULL);
 		if (cpuLoadCompatibility > noCpuLoadCompatibility) {
 			vm->extendedRuntimeFlags2 |= J9_EXTENDED_RUNTIME2_CPU_LOAD_COMPATIBILITY;
 		}