diff -r 2c3cc4b01880 -r c16ac7a2eba4 src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/checkpoint/types/traceid/jfrTraceId.inline.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/checkpoint/types/traceid/jfrTraceId.inline.hpp	Wed Oct 30 16:14:56 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/checkpoint/types/traceid/jfrTraceId.inline.hpp	Wed Oct 30 19:43:52 2019 +0100
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "jfr/recorder/checkpoint/types/traceid/jfrTraceId.hpp"
 #include "jfr/recorder/checkpoint/types/traceid/jfrTraceIdBits.inline.hpp"
 #include "jfr/recorder/checkpoint/types/traceid/jfrTraceIdEpoch.hpp"
-#include "jfr/recorder/checkpoint/types/traceid/jfrTraceIdMacros.hpp"
 #include "jfr/support/jfrKlassExtension.hpp"
 #include "oops/arrayKlass.hpp"
 #include "oops/klass.hpp"
@@ -60,7 +59,14 @@
 
 inline traceid JfrTraceId::use(const Klass* klass) {
   assert(klass != NULL, "invariant");
-  return set_used_and_get(klass);
+  if (SHOULD_TAG(klass)) {
+    SET_USED_THIS_EPOCH(klass);
+    assert(USED_THIS_EPOCH(klass), "invariant");
+    JfrTraceIdEpoch::set_changed_tag_state();
+    return get(klass);
+  }
+  assert(USED_THIS_EPOCH(klass), "invariant");
+  return TRACE_ID(klass);
 }
 
 inline traceid JfrTraceId::use(const Method* method) {
@@ -71,10 +77,16 @@
 inline traceid JfrTraceId::use(const Klass* klass, const Method* method) {
   assert(klass != NULL, "invariant");
   assert(method != NULL, "invariant");
-  SET_METHOD_FLAG_USED_THIS_EPOCH(method);
-
-  SET_METHOD_AND_CLASS_USED_THIS_EPOCH(klass);
+  if (SHOULD_TAG_KLASS_METHOD(klass)) {
+    SET_METHOD_AND_CLASS_USED_THIS_EPOCH(klass);
+  }
   assert(METHOD_AND_CLASS_USED_THIS_EPOCH(klass), "invariant");
+  if (METHOD_FLAG_NOT_USED_THIS_EPOCH(method)) {
+    assert(USED_THIS_EPOCH(klass), "invariant");
+    SET_METHOD_FLAG_USED_THIS_EPOCH(method);
+    JfrTraceIdEpoch::set_changed_tag_state();
+  }
+  assert(METHOD_FLAG_USED_THIS_EPOCH(method), "invariant");
   return (METHOD_ID(klass, method));
 }