diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/oops/klassVtable.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/oops/klassVtable.hpp
index f986139d3f4..349a859a17f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/oops/klassVtable.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/oops/klassVtable.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class klassVtable {
   klassVtable(Klass* klass, void* base, int length) : _klass(klass) {
     _tableOffset = int((address)base - (address)klass);
     _length = length;
+#ifndef PRODUCT
+    _verify_count = 0;
+#endif
   }
 
   // accessors