--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2013-11-05 12:41:27.691183511 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2013-11-05 12:41:27.571183513 +0100
@@ -1132,9 +1132,6 @@
     Tier3InvokeNotifyFreqLog = 0;
     Tier4InvocationThreshold = 0;
   }
-  if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(NmethodSweepFraction)) {
-    FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(NmethodSweepFraction, 1 + ReservedCodeCacheSize / (16 * M));
-  }
 }
 
 #if INCLUDE_ALL_GCS
@@ -2348,6 +2345,10 @@
   }
 
   status &= verify_interval(NmethodSweepFraction, 1, ReservedCodeCacheSize/K, "NmethodSweepFraction");
+  if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(NmethodSweepFraction)) {
+    FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(NmethodSweepFraction, 1 + ReservedCodeCacheSize / (16 * M));
+  }
+
   status &= verify_interval(NmethodSweepActivity, 0, 2000, "NmethodSweepActivity");
 
   return status;