diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
index 62433c1c088..df101a0a571 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ void CompileBroker::compiler_thread_loop() {
 
   // First thread to get here will initialize the compiler interface
 
-  if (!ciObjectFactory::is_initialized()) {
+  {
     ASSERT_IN_VM;
     MutexLocker only_one (CompileThread_lock, thread);
     if (!ciObjectFactory::is_initialized()) {