--- a/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/VM.java	Wed Jul 05 16:49:07 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/VM.java	Mon Mar 16 08:50:53 2009 -0400
@@ -342,11 +342,13 @@
       throw new RuntimeException("Attempt to initialize VM twice");
     }
     soleInstance = new VM(db, debugger, debugger.getMachineDescription().isBigEndian());
-    debugger.putHeapConst(Universe.getHeapBase(), soleInstance.getHeapOopSize(),
-                          soleInstance.logMinObjAlignmentInBytes);
+
     for (Iterator iter = vmInitializedObservers.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); ) {
       ((Observer) iter.next()).update(null, null);
     }
+
+    debugger.putHeapConst(Universe.getHeapBase(), soleInstance.getHeapOopSize(),
+                        soleInstance.logMinObjAlignmentInBytes);
   }
 
   /** This is used by the debugging system */