diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
index cc1dff089e8..4c0a2acde0e 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ void CompileQueue::free_all() {
     CompileTask::free(current);
   }
   _first = NULL;
+  _last = NULL;
 
   // Wake up all threads that block on the queue.
   MethodCompileQueue_lock->notify_all();