diff -r 84e5f0fc2112 -r edf6a424a8b7 hotspot/src/os/windows/vm/os_windows.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/os/windows/vm/os_windows.cpp	Tue Jun 14 19:38:44 2016 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/windows/vm/os_windows.cpp	Mon Jun 13 09:28:25 2016 +0200
@@ -4183,13 +4183,16 @@
 
   // Check minimum allowable stack size for thread creation and to initialize
   // the java system classes, including StackOverflowError - depends on page
-  // size.  Add a page for compiler2 recursion in main thread.
-  // Add in 2*BytesPerWord times page size to account for VM stack during
+  // size.  Add two 4K pages for compiler2 recursion in main thread.
+  // Add in 4*BytesPerWord 4K pages to account for VM stack during
   // class initialization depending on 32 or 64 bit VM.
   size_t min_stack_allowed =
-            (size_t)(JavaThread::stack_yellow_zone_size() + JavaThread::stack_red_zone_size() +
+            (size_t)(JavaThread::stack_guard_zone_size() +
                      JavaThread::stack_shadow_zone_size() +
-                     (2*BytesPerWord COMPILER2_PRESENT(+1)) * os::vm_page_size());
+                     (4*BytesPerWord COMPILER2_PRESENT(+2)) * 4 * K);
+
+  min_stack_allowed = align_size_up(min_stack_allowed, os::vm_page_size());
+
   if (actual_reserve_size < min_stack_allowed) {
     tty->print_cr("\nThe stack size specified is too small, "
                   "Specify at least %dk",