--- a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilerDefinitions.cpp	Thu Jan 31 04:49:46 2019 -0800
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilerDefinitions.cpp	Thu Jan 31 12:52:55 2019 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     FLAG_SET_ERGO(uintx, CodeCacheExpansionSize, 32*K);
   }
   if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(MetaspaceSize)) {
-    FLAG_SET_ERGO(size_t, MetaspaceSize, 12*M);
+    FLAG_SET_ERGO(size_t, MetaspaceSize, MIN2(12*M, MaxMetaspaceSize));
   }
   if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(MaxRAM)) {
     // Do not use FLAG_SET_ERGO to update MaxRAM, as this will impact
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
       FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(InitialCodeCacheSize, MAX2(16*M, InitialCodeCacheSize));
     }
     if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(MetaspaceSize)) {
-      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MetaspaceSize, MAX2(12*M, MetaspaceSize));
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MetaspaceSize, MIN2(MAX2(12*M, MetaspaceSize), MaxMetaspaceSize));
     }
     if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(NewSizeThreadIncrease)) {
       FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(NewSizeThreadIncrease, MAX2(4*K, NewSizeThreadIncrease));