--- 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;