diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.cpp
index 897f61e0e44..340ffadf837 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.cpp
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ void ClassLoaderData::init_handle_locked(OopHandle& dest, Handle h) {
   if (dest.resolve() != NULL) {
     return;
   } else {
+    record_modified_oops();
     dest = _handles.add(h());
   }
 }