diff -r cc5b7915104e -r cf9d71d3e474 src/share/vm/runtime/handles.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/handles.hpp	Fri Jul 05 08:09:40 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/handles.hpp	Mon Jul 08 10:58:48 2013 -0700
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
   HandleArea* _prev;          // link to outer (older) area
  public:
   // Constructor
-  HandleArea(HandleArea* prev) {
+  HandleArea(HandleArea* prev) : Arena(Chunk::tiny_size) {
     debug_only(_handle_mark_nesting    = 0);
     debug_only(_no_handle_mark_nesting = 0);
     _prev = prev;