--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/ppc/vm/c2_globals_ppc.hpp	Fri Dec 04 14:06:38 2015 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/ppc/vm/c2_globals_ppc.hpp	Fri Dec 04 16:38:04 2015 +0100
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 define_pd_global(bool, ProfileTraps,                 true);
 define_pd_global(bool, UseOnStackReplacement,        true);
 define_pd_global(bool, ProfileInterpreter,           true);
-define_pd_global(bool, TieredCompilation,            false);
+define_pd_global(bool, TieredCompilation,            true);
 define_pd_global(intx, CompileThreshold,             10000);
 
 define_pd_global(intx, OnStackReplacePercentage,     140);