diff --git a/instrumentation/runtime-metrics/runtime-metrics-java17/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/runtimemetrics/java17/RuntimeMetrics.java b/instrumentation/runtime-metrics/runtime-metrics-java17/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/runtimemetrics/java17/RuntimeMetrics.java
index 0bdc3bdd1e..813c3ccff3 100644
--- a/instrumentation/runtime-metrics/runtime-metrics-java17/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/runtimemetrics/java17/RuntimeMetrics.java
+++ b/instrumentation/runtime-metrics/runtime-metrics-java17/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/runtimemetrics/java17/RuntimeMetrics.java
@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@ public final class RuntimeMetrics implements Closeable {
 
   @SuppressWarnings("CatchingUnchecked")
   RuntimeMetrics(
-      OpenTelemetry openTelemetry, Predicate<JfrFeature> featurePredicate, boolean disableJmx) {
+      OpenTelemetry openTelemetry,
+      Predicate<JfrFeature> featurePredicate,
+      boolean disableJmx,
+      boolean disableJfr) {
     this.openTelemetry = openTelemetry;
     try {
-      jfrRuntimeMetrics = JfrRuntimeMetrics.build(openTelemetry, featurePredicate);
+      jfrRuntimeMetrics =
+          disableJfr ? null : JfrRuntimeMetrics.build(openTelemetry, featurePredicate);
 
       // Set up metrics gathered by JMX
       if (!disableJmx) {
diff --git a/instrumentation/runtime-metrics/runtime-metrics-java17/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/runtimemetrics/java17/RuntimeMetricsBuilder.java b/instrumentation/runtime-metrics/runtime-metrics-java17/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/runtimemetrics/java17/RuntimeMetricsBuilder.java
index c582c32262..6eaede3ad7 100644
--- a/instrumentation/runtime-metrics/runtime-metrics-java17/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/runtimemetrics/java17/RuntimeMetricsBuilder.java
+++ b/instrumentation/runtime-metrics/runtime-metrics-java17/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/runtimemetrics/java17/RuntimeMetricsBuilder.java
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ public final class RuntimeMetricsBuilder {
 
   /** Build and start an {@link RuntimeMetrics} with the config from this builder. */
   public RuntimeMetrics build() {
-    Predicate<JfrFeature> featurePredicate =
-        jfrFeature -> enabledFeatureMap.getOrDefault(jfrFeature, jfrFeature.isDefaultEnabled());
-    return new RuntimeMetrics(openTelemetry, featurePredicate, disableJmx);
+    Predicate<JfrFeature> featurePredicate = jfrFeature -> enabledFeatureMap.get(jfrFeature);
+    boolean disableJfr = !enabledFeatureMap.keySet().stream().anyMatch(featurePredicate);
+    return new RuntimeMetrics(openTelemetry, featurePredicate, disableJmx, disableJfr);
   }
 }