1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Diagnostics/Tracing/IncrementingPollingCounter.cs b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Diagnostics/Tracing/IncrementingPollingCounter.cs
index d9f640c73d..8cd5c42b1b 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Diagnostics/Tracing/IncrementingPollingCounter.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Diagnostics/Tracing/IncrementingPollingCounter.cs
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ namespace System.Diagnostics.Tracing
             {
                 IncrementingCounterPayload payload = new IncrementingCounterPayload();
                 payload.Name = _name;
-                payload.DisplayName = DisplayName;
-                payload.DisplayRateTimeScale = DisplayRateTimeScale;
+                payload.DisplayName = (DisplayName == null) ? "" : DisplayName;
+                payload.DisplayRateTimeScale = (DisplayRateTimeScale == TimeSpan.Zero) ? "" : DisplayRateTimeScale.ToString("c");
                 payload.IntervalSec = intervalSec;
                 payload.MetaData = GetMetaDataString();
                 payload.Increment = _increment - _prevIncrement;