diff -r 7024b693c8f9 -r b12a2a9b05ca src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp --- a/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp Mon Nov 03 12:02:40 2014 -0800 +++ b/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp Thu Oct 02 10:55:36 2014 +0200 @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ // Mark methods seen on stack and everywhere else so old methods are not // cleaned up if they're on the stack. - MetadataOnStackMark md_on_stack; + MetadataOnStackMark md_on_stack(true); HandleMark hm(thread); // make sure any handles created are deleted // before the stack walk again.