src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/vmGCOperations.cpp

*** 102,111 ****
--- 102,118 ----
  bool VM_GC_Operation::doit_prologue() {
    assert(Thread::current()->is_Java_thread(), "just checking");
    assert(((_gc_cause != GCCause::_no_gc) &&
            (_gc_cause != GCCause::_no_cause_specified)), "Illegal GCCause");
  
+   // To be able to handle a GC the VM initialization needs to be completed.
+   if (!is_init_completed()) {
+     vm_exit_during_initialization(
+       err_msg("GC triggered before VM initialization completed. Try increasing "
+               "NewSize, current value " UINTX_FORMAT "K.", NewSize / K));
+   }
+ 
    acquire_pending_list_lock();
    // If the GC count has changed someone beat us to the collection
    // Get the Heap_lock after the pending_list_lock.
    Heap_lock->lock();