--- 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