--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Wed Oct 09 10:57:01 2013 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Mon Oct 07 15:51:08 2013 +0200
@@ -3656,6 +3656,9 @@
   assert(verify_serial_gc_flags(), "SerialGC unset");
 #endif // INCLUDE_ALL_GCS
 
+  // Initialize Metaspace flags and alignments.
+  Metaspace::ergo_initialize();
+
   // Set bytecode rewriting flags
   set_bytecode_flags();