diff --git a/runtime/j9vm/javanextvmi.cpp b/runtime/j9vm/javanextvmi.cpp
index 97f9fe4c450..a50c0b07665 100644
--- a/runtime/j9vm/javanextvmi.cpp
+++ b/runtime/j9vm/javanextvmi.cpp
@@ -274,10 +274,10 @@ enterVThreadTransitionCritical(J9VMThread *currentThread, jobject thread)
 
 	while(!objectAccessBarrier.inlineMixedObjectCompareAndSwapU64(currentThread, threadObj, vm->virtualThreadInspectorCountOffset, 0, (U_64)-1)) {
 		/* Thread is being inspected or unmounted, wait. */
-		vmFuncs->internalExitVMToJNI(currentThread);
+		vmFuncs->internalReleaseVMAccess(currentThread);
 		VM_AtomicSupport::yieldCPU();
 		/* After wait, the thread may suspend here. */
-		vmFuncs->internalEnterVMFromJNI(currentThread);
+		vmFuncs->internalAcquireVMAccess(currentThread);
 		threadObj = J9_JNI_UNWRAP_REFERENCE(thread);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/runtime/vm/ContinuationHelpers.cpp b/runtime/vm/ContinuationHelpers.cpp
index e88f7e7652c..2b5931b4fda 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/ContinuationHelpers.cpp
+++ b/runtime/vm/ContinuationHelpers.cpp
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ acquireVThreadInspector(J9VMThread *currentThread, jobject thread, BOOLEAN spin)
 	vthreadInspectorCount = J9OBJECT_I64_LOAD(currentThread, threadObj, vm->virtualThreadInspectorCountOffset);
 	if (vthreadInspectorCount < 0) {
 		/* Thread is in transition, wait. */
-		vmFuncs->internalExitVMToJNI(currentThread);
+		vmFuncs->internalReleaseVMAccess(currentThread);
 		VM_AtomicSupport::yieldCPU();
 		/* After wait, the thread may suspend here. */
-		vmFuncs->internalEnterVMFromJNI(currentThread);
+		vmFuncs->internalAcquireVMAccess(currentThread);
 		if (spin) {
 			goto retry;
 		} else {