*** old/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Fri Sep 19 11:48:30 2014
--- new/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Fri Sep 19 11:48:30 2014

*** 1173,1182 ****
--- 1173,1188 ----
    // by a compiler thread), and compiled method registration.
    if (InstanceRefKlass::owns_pending_list_lock(JavaThread::current())) {
      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;
    CompileQueue* queue  = compile_queue(comp_level);