diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp
index 248a5043777..19c059656e4 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp
@@ -1295,6 +1295,11 @@ void G1ConcurrentMark::remark() {
       ClassLoaderDataGraph::purge(/*at_safepoint*/true);
     }
 
+    // Potentially, some empty-regions have been reclaimed; make this a
+    // "collection" so that pending allocation can retry before attempting a
+    // GC pause.
+    _g1h->increment_total_collections();
+
     _g1h->resize_heap_if_necessary();
     _g1h->uncommit_regions_if_necessary();
 
@@ -1462,10 +1467,6 @@ void G1ConcurrentMark::cleanup() {
 
   verify_during_pause(G1HeapVerifier::G1VerifyCleanup, VerifyLocation::CleanupAfter);
 
-  // We need to make this be a "collection" so any collection pause that
-  // races with it goes around and waits for Cleanup to finish.
-  _g1h->increment_total_collections();
-
   // Local statistics
   double recent_cleanup_time = (os::elapsedTime() - start);
   _total_cleanup_time += recent_cleanup_time;