diff --git a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/events/EventConfigurations.java b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/events/EventConfigurations.java
index bc4483646f1..3ad5d6760be 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/events/EventConfigurations.java
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/events/EventConfigurations.java
@@ -35,4 +35,10 @@ public final class EventConfigurations {
     public static final EventConfiguration FILE_FORCE = Utils.getConfiguration(FileForceEvent.class);
     public static final EventConfiguration ERROR_THROWN = Utils.getConfiguration(ErrorThrownEvent.class);
     public static final EventConfiguration EXCEPTION_THROWN = Utils.getConfiguration(ExceptionThrownEvent.class);
+
+    public static void initialize() {
+        // This method is intentionally empty. It is used to initialize the
+        // event configurations, i.e. ensure that this class's static
+        // initializer is run.
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/PlatformRecorder.java b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/PlatformRecorder.java
index cf10a83ba64..6ec2f2731f9 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/PlatformRecorder.java
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/PlatformRecorder.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import jdk.jfr.RecordingState;
 import jdk.jfr.events.ActiveRecordingEvent;
 import jdk.jfr.events.ActiveSettingEvent;
+import jdk.jfr.events.EventConfigurations;
 import jdk.jfr.internal.SecuritySupport.SafePath;
 import jdk.jfr.internal.SecuritySupport.SecureRecorderListener;
 import jdk.jfr.internal.consumer.EventLog;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public PlatformRecorder() throws Exception {
         Logger.log(JFR_SYSTEM, INFO, "Created native");
         JDKEvents.initialize();
         Logger.log(JFR_SYSTEM, INFO, "Registered JDK events");
+        EventConfigurations.initialize();
         JDKEvents.addInstrumentation();
         startDiskMonitor();
         shutdownHook = SecuritySupport.createThreadWitNoPermissions("JFR Shutdown Hook", new ShutdownHook(this));