--- old/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	2014-09-19 11:48:30.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	2014-09-19 11:48:30.000000000 -0700
@@ -1175,6 +1175,12 @@
     return;
   }
 
+  if (TieredCompilation) {
+    // Tiered policy requires MethodCounters to exist before adding a method to
+    // the queue. Create if we don't have them yet.
+    method->get_method_counters(thread);
+  }
+
   // Outputs from the following MutexLocker block:
   CompileTask* task     = NULL;
   bool         blocking = false;