diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
index e3beed13662..1e2b5e395ba 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
@@ -1970,6 +1970,8 @@ void CompileBroker::compiler_thread_loop() {
           method->clear_queued_for_compilation();
           task->set_failure_reason("compilation is disabled");
         }
+      } else {
+        task->set_failure_reason("breakpoints are present");
       }
 
       if (UseDynamicNumberOfCompilerThreads) {