diff -r cd18bd5e667c -r 357d4e2eb4dd src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp	Wed Aug 19 18:54:35 2009 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp	Wed Aug 19 19:05:18 2009 -0700
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
   product(intx, AutoBoxCacheMax, 128,                                       \
           "Sets max value cached by the java.lang.Integer autobox cache")   \
                                                                             \
-  product(bool, DoEscapeAnalysis, false,                                    \
+  product(bool, DoEscapeAnalysis, true,                                     \
           "Perform escape analysis")                                        \
                                                                             \
   notproduct(bool, PrintEscapeAnalysis, false,                              \