diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/continuation.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/continuation.cpp
index d82c9025b60f1..d21e87ab746fa 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/continuation.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/continuation.cpp
@@ -162,9 +162,10 @@ freeze_result Continuation::try_preempt(JavaThread* current, oop continuation) {
   JVMTI_ONLY(jubm.set_result(res);)
 
   if (current->has_pending_exception()) {
-    assert(res == freeze_exception, "");
+    assert(res == freeze_exception, "expecting an exception result from freeze");
     // We don't want to throw exceptions, especially when returning
-    // from monitorenter since the compiler does not expect one.
+    // from monitorenter since the compiler does not expect one. We
+    // just ignore the exception and pin the vthread to the carrier.
     current->clear_pending_exception();
   }
   return res;