diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug/model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/core/model/JDIThread.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug/model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/core/model/JDIThread.java
index 2bb06cb..01e85ab 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug/model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/core/model/JDIThread.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug/model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/core/model/JDIThread.java
@@ -2580,7 +2580,12 @@
 						methodExitRequest.addClassFilter(currentFrame.location().declaringType());
 
 						if (manager.virtualMachine().canUseInstanceFilters()) {
-							ObjectReference thisObject = currentFrame.thisObject();
+							ObjectReference thisObject = null;
+							try {
+								thisObject = currentFrame.thisObject();
+							} catch (Exception e) {
+								// ignore errors here, continue without filtering
+							}
 							if (thisObject != null) {
 								methodExitRequest.addInstanceFilter(thisObject);
 							}