--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/shark/sharkInliner.cpp	Tue Mar 04 17:14:00 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/shark/sharkInliner.cpp	Tue Mar 04 18:52:06 2014 -0800
@@ -744,6 +744,10 @@
 }
 
 bool SharkInliner::attempt_inline(ciMethod *target, SharkState *state) {
+  if (!Inline) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   if (SharkIntrinsics::is_intrinsic(target)) {
     SharkIntrinsics::inline_intrinsic(target, state);
     return true;