diff --git a/be/src/util/jvm_metrics.cpp b/be/src/util/jvm_metrics.cpp
index 4cb71f5e827878..37e8813efc4a43 100644
--- a/be/src/util/jvm_metrics.cpp
+++ b/be/src/util/jvm_metrics.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ Status JvmStats::refresh(JvmMetrics* jvm_metrics) const {
     jvm_metrics->jvm_thread_count->set_value(threadCount < 0 ? 0 : threadCount);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < threadCount; i++) {
-        JNI_CALL_METHOD_CHECK_EXCEPTION(jobject, threadInfo, env,
+        JNI_CALL_METHOD_CHECK_EXCEPTION_DELETE_REF(jobject, threadInfo, env,
                                         GetObjectArrayElement((jobjectArray)threadInfos, i));
 
         if (threadInfo == nullptr) {