diff --git a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c2_globals_sparc.hpp b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c2_globals_sparc.hpp
index f9d6684d182..68ecfefd523 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c2_globals_sparc.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c2_globals_sparc.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2012, 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
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define_pd_global(bool, ProfileInterpreter,           false);
 #else
 define_pd_global(bool, ProfileInterpreter,           true);
 #endif // CC_INTERP
-define_pd_global(bool, TieredCompilation,            true);
+define_pd_global(bool, TieredCompilation,            trueInTiered);
 define_pd_global(intx, CompileThreshold,             10000);
 define_pd_global(intx, BackEdgeThreshold,            140000);
 
diff --git a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/frame_sparc.cpp b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/frame_sparc.cpp
index f7bccc84a0d..1acc4574888 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/frame_sparc.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/frame_sparc.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "oops/markOop.hpp"
 #include "oops/methodOop.hpp"
 #include "oops/oop.inline.hpp"
+#include "prims/methodHandles.hpp"
 #include "runtime/frame.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/handles.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/javaCalls.hpp"
diff --git a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/c2_globals_x86.hpp b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/c2_globals_x86.hpp
index da72d84e3ca..749c48f5e21 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/c2_globals_x86.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/c2_globals_x86.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2012, 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
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ define_pd_global(bool, ProfileInterpreter,           false);
 #else
 define_pd_global(bool, ProfileInterpreter,           true);
 #endif // CC_INTERP
-define_pd_global(bool, TieredCompilation,            true);
+define_pd_global(bool, TieredCompilation,            trueInTiered);
 define_pd_global(intx, CompileThreshold,             10000);
 define_pd_global(intx, BackEdgeThreshold,            100000);
 
diff --git a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/frame_x86.cpp b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/frame_x86.cpp
index 4255be664d2..4e87936a9d5 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/frame_x86.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/frame_x86.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "oops/markOop.hpp"
 #include "oops/methodOop.hpp"
 #include "oops/oop.inline.hpp"
+#include "prims/methodHandles.hpp"
 #include "runtime/frame.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/handles.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/javaCalls.hpp"
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
index d7de26b5cd4..6badd2a9e22 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, 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
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@
 #define SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_GLOBALS_HPP
 
 #include "utilities/debug.hpp"
+
+// use this for flags that are true per default in the tiered build
+// but false in non-tiered builds, and vice versa
+#ifdef TIERED
+#define  trueInTiered true
+#define falseInTiered false
+#else
+#define  trueInTiered false
+#define falseInTiered true
+#endif
+
 #ifdef TARGET_ARCH_x86
 # include "globals_x86.hpp"
 #endif
@@ -353,16 +364,6 @@ class CommandLineFlags {
 #define falseInProduct true
 #endif
 
-// use this for flags that are true per default in the tiered build
-// but false in non-tiered builds, and vice versa
-#ifdef TIERED
-#define  trueInTiered true
-#define falseInTiered false
-#else
-#define  trueInTiered false
-#define falseInTiered true
-#endif
-
 #ifdef JAVASE_EMBEDDED
 #define falseInEmbedded false
 #else