diff -r ea3d0c81cee9 -r 49e709107aec hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Fri Jul 25 11:29:03 2008 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Fri Aug 01 18:51:27 2008 -0700
@@ -1176,7 +1176,8 @@
   // by ergonomics.
   if (MaxHeapSize <= max_heap_for_compressed_oops()) {
     if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseCompressedOops)) {
-      FLAG_SET_ERGO(bool, UseCompressedOops, true);
+      // Turn off until bug is fixed.
+      // FLAG_SET_ERGO(bool, UseCompressedOops, true);
     }
   } else {
     if (UseCompressedOops && !FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseCompressedOops)) {