diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/parallelArguments.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/parallelArguments.cpp
index 6309f52c82e..2cddbafd871 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/parallelArguments.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/parallelArguments.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ void ParallelArguments::initialize() {
     }
   }
 
+  if (InitialSurvivorRatio < MinSurvivorRatio) {
+    if (FLAG_IS_CMDLINE(InitialSurvivorRatio)) {
+      if (FLAG_IS_CMDLINE(MinSurvivorRatio)) {
+        jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
+          "Inconsistent MinSurvivorRatio vs InitialSurvivorRatio: %d vs %d\n", MinSurvivorRatio, InitialSurvivorRatio);
+      }
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MinSurvivorRatio, InitialSurvivorRatio);
+    } else {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(InitialSurvivorRatio, MinSurvivorRatio);
+    }
+  }
+
   // If InitialSurvivorRatio or MinSurvivorRatio were not specified, but the
   // SurvivorRatio has been set, reset their default values to SurvivorRatio +
   // 2.  By doing this we make SurvivorRatio also work for Parallel Scavenger.
@@ -101,17 +113,6 @@ void ParallelArguments::initialize_alignments() {
 void ParallelArguments::initialize_heap_flags_and_sizes_one_pass() {
   // Do basic sizing work
   GenArguments::initialize_heap_flags_and_sizes();
-
-  // The survivor ratio's are calculated "raw", unlike the
-  // default gc, which adds 2 to the ratio value. We need to
-  // make sure the values are valid before using them.
-  if (MinSurvivorRatio < 3) {
-    FLAG_SET_ERGO(MinSurvivorRatio, 3);
-  }
-
-  if (InitialSurvivorRatio < 3) {
-    FLAG_SET_ERGO(InitialSurvivorRatio, 3);
-  }
 }
 
 void ParallelArguments::initialize_heap_flags_and_sizes() {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gc_globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gc_globals.hpp
index ba29daf2fe1..56b8bc4e4ff 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gc_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gc_globals.hpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
                                                                             \
   product(uintx, InitialSurvivorRatio, 8,                                   \
           "Initial ratio of young generation/survivor space size")          \
-          range(0, max_uintx)                                               \
+          range(3, max_uintx)                                               \
                                                                             \
   product(bool, UseGCOverheadLimit, true,                                   \
           "Use policy to limit of proportion of time spent in GC "          \
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/arguments/TestMinAndInitialSurvivorRatioFlags.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/arguments/TestMinAndInitialSurvivorRatioFlags.java
index 0e91f7f20ab..5f585575e7a 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/arguments/TestMinAndInitialSurvivorRatioFlags.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/arguments/TestMinAndInitialSurvivorRatioFlags.java
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ public class TestMinAndInitialSurvivorRatioFlags {
         testSurvivorRatio(-1, 15, 3, options, true);
         testSurvivorRatio(-1, 15, 3, options, false);
         testSurvivorRatio(-1, 10, 10, options, true);
-        testSurvivorRatio(-1, 3, 15, options, true);
-        testSurvivorRatio(-1, 3, 15, options, false);
     }
 
     /**