diff --git a/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/GraalHotSpotVMConfig.java b/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/GraalHotSpotVMConfig.java
index 9ee6ddad85f..7adac437cae 100644
--- a/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/GraalHotSpotVMConfig.java
+++ b/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/GraalHotSpotVMConfig.java
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ public class GraalHotSpotVMConfig extends GraalHotSpotVMConfigBase {
         return universeCollectedHeap + collectedHeapTotalCollectionsOffset;
     }
 
-    public final boolean useDeferredInitBarriers = getFlag("ReduceInitialCardMarks", Boolean.class);
+    // Disable support for ReduceInitialCardMarks due to JDK-8225064.
+    public final boolean useDeferredInitBarriers = false;
 
     // Compressed Oops related values.
     public final boolean useCompressedOops = getFlag("UseCompressedOops", Boolean.class);