diff -r b91b558a9076 -r ef5d5d343e2a src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.inline.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.inline.hpp	Fri Mar 16 08:26:53 2018 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.inline.hpp	Fri Mar 16 09:12:13 2018 -0400
@@ -104,4 +104,13 @@
   debug_only(area->_handle_mark_nesting--);
 }
 
+inline HandleMarkCleaner::HandleMarkCleaner(Thread* thread) {
+  _thread = thread;
+  _thread->last_handle_mark()->push();
+}
+
+inline HandleMarkCleaner::~HandleMarkCleaner() {
+  _thread->last_handle_mark()->pop_and_restore();
+}
+
 #endif // SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_HANDLES_INLINE_HPP