--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/os.cpp	Wed Dec 09 22:27:37 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/os.cpp	Tue Nov 24 15:56:40 2015 -0800
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@
   // We need to initialize large page support here because ergonomics takes some
   // decisions depending on large page support and the calculated large page size.
   large_page_init();
+
+  // VM version initialization identifies some characteristics of the
+  // the platform that are used during ergonomic decisions.
+  VM_Version::init_before_ergo();
 }
 
 void os::signal_init() {