--- old/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp	Tue Jul 14 18:25:39 2009
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp	Tue Jul 14 18:25:39 2009
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
   for (DUIterator_Fast imax, i = region->fast_outs(imax); i < imax; i++) {
     weight += region->fast_out(i)->outcnt();
   }
-  int nodes_left = MaxNodeLimit - C->unique();
+  int nodes_left = C->nodes_limit() - C->unique();
   if (weight * 8 > nodes_left) {
 #ifndef PRODUCT
     if (PrintOpto)