--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/simpleThresholdPolicy.cpp	2013-10-21 11:47:07.855829164 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/simpleThresholdPolicy.cpp	2013-10-21 11:47:07.791829165 +0200
@@ -134,15 +134,19 @@
 }
 
 void SimpleThresholdPolicy::initialize() {
-  if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(CICompilerCount)) {
-    FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(CICompilerCount, 3);
+  // No need to set number of compiler threads if the VM is started with -Xint
+  assert ((c1_count() == 0) && (c2_count() == 0), "Must be initialized to 0");
+  if (Arguments::mode() != Arguments::_int) {
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(CICompilerCount)) {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(CICompilerCount, 3);
+    }
+    int count = CICompilerCount;
+    if (CICompilerCountPerCPU) {
+      count = MAX2(log2_intptr(os::active_processor_count()), 1) * 3 / 2;
+    }
+    set_c1_count(MAX2(count / 3, 1));
+    set_c2_count(MAX2(count - count / 3, 1));
   }
-  int count = CICompilerCount;
-  if (CICompilerCountPerCPU) {
-    count = MAX2(log2_intptr(os::active_processor_count()), 1) * 3 / 2;
-  }
-  set_c1_count(MAX2(count / 3, 1));
-  set_c2_count(MAX2(count - count / 3, 1));
 }
 
 void SimpleThresholdPolicy::set_carry_if_necessary(InvocationCounter *counter) {
--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/compilationPolicy.cpp	2013-10-21 11:47:07.879829164 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/compilationPolicy.cpp	2013-10-21 11:47:07.791829165 +0200
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@
 // - if neither is defined - always return zero.
 int NonTieredCompPolicy::compiler_count(CompLevel comp_level) {
   assert(!TieredCompilation, "This policy should not be used with TieredCompilation");
+  // No need for compiler threads if the VM is started with -Xint
+  if (Arguments::mode() == Arguments::_int) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
 #ifdef COMPILER2
   if (is_c2_compile(comp_level)) {
     return _compiler_count;
--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/advancedThresholdPolicy.cpp	2013-10-21 11:47:07.903829163 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/advancedThresholdPolicy.cpp	2013-10-21 11:47:07.791829165 +0200
@@ -52,8 +52,12 @@
     count = MAX2(log_cpu * loglog_cpu, 1) * 3 / 2;
   }
 
-  set_c1_count(MAX2(count / 3, 1));
-  set_c2_count(MAX2(count - count / 3, 1));
+  assert ((c1_count() == 0) && (c2_count() == 0), "Must be initialized to 0");
+  // Set number of compiler threads only if we also use the compiler
+  if (Arguments::mode() != Arguments::_int) {
+    set_c1_count(MAX2(count / 3, 1));
+    set_c2_count(MAX2(count - count / 3, 1));
+  }
 
   // Some inlining tuning
 #ifdef X86
--- old/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	2013-10-21 11:47:07.919829163 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	2013-10-21 11:47:07.799829165 +0200
@@ -806,8 +806,10 @@
   // Initialize the CompileTask free list
   _task_free_list = NULL;
 
-  // Start the CompilerThreads
-  init_compiler_threads(c1_count, c2_count);
+  // Start compiler thread(s)
+  if (c1_count > 0 || c2_count > 0) {
+    init_compiler_threads(c1_count, c2_count);
+  }
   // totalTime performance counter is always created as it is required
   // by the implementation of java.lang.management.CompilationMBean.
   {