--- old/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	2015-09-16 15:18:49.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	2015-09-16 15:18:49.000000000 -0700
@@ -2254,6 +2254,8 @@
       if (failing())  return;
     }
   }
+  // Ensure that major progress is now clear
+  C->clear_major_progress();
 
   {
     // Verify that all previous optimizations produced a valid graph