diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/source/JvmMetrics.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/source/JvmMetrics.java
index 8c3375f13f..5f9afddc57 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/source/JvmMetrics.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/source/JvmMetrics.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class JvmMetrics implements MetricsSource {
     }
 
     if (gcTimeMonitor != null) {
-      rb.addCounter(GcTimePercentage,
+      rb.addGauge(GcTimePercentage,
           gcTimeMonitor.getLatestGcData().getGcTimePercentage());
     }
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/source/TestJvmMetrics.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/source/TestJvmMetrics.java
index 5320b6e3ee..aa1b009692 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/source/TestJvmMetrics.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/source/TestJvmMetrics.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class TestJvmMetrics {
     verify(rb).tag(SessionId, "test");
     for (JvmMetricsInfo info : JvmMetricsInfo.values()) {
       if (info.name().equals("GcTimePercentage")) {
-        verify(rb).addCounter(eq(info), anyInt());
+        verify(rb).addGauge(eq(info), anyInt());
       }
     }
   }