diff -r a4075664328d -r 322d55d167be hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_operations.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_operations.cpp	Mon Dec 08 00:15:55 2014 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_operations.cpp	Thu Dec 11 21:34:43 2014 -0500
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@
   assert(SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint(), "must be at safepoint already");
 
   Thread * thr_cur = ThreadLocalStorage::get_thread_slow();
-  Monitor timer(Mutex::leaf, "VM_Exit timer", true);
+  Monitor timer(Mutex::leaf, "VM_Exit timer", true,
+                Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
 
   // Compiler threads need longer wait because they can access VM data directly
   // while in native. If they are active and some structures being used are