diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/opto/c2_globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/opto/c2_globals.hpp
index 401f6110142..dc2a08a3da5 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/opto/c2_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/opto/c2_globals.hpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
           "If node count exceeds limit stop inlining")                      \
           range(0, max_jint)                                                \
                                                                             \
-  product(bool, DelayAfterInliningCutoff, true, DIAGNOSTIC,                 \
+  product(bool, DelayAfterInliningCutoff, false, DIAGNOSTIC,                \
           "If node count exceeds limit during parsing, attempt inlining "   \
           "later instead of giving up completely")                          \
                                                                             \