--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.cpp	Thu Jan 15 16:05:20 2015 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.cpp	Fri Jan 16 09:40:13 2015 +0100
@@ -1194,8 +1194,10 @@
         return real_forwardee(old);
     }
 
-    new_obj = _next_gen->par_promote(par_scan_state->thread_num(),
-                                       old, m, sz);
+    if (!_promotion_failed) {
+      new_obj = _next_gen->par_promote(par_scan_state->thread_num(),
+                                        old, m, sz);
+    }
 
     if (new_obj == NULL) {
       // promotion failed, forward to self