diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp b/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp
index 425a66a42c2a425f56a1dd9dc7b7e8cce9f2c81b..091ad4a9bb4b0ba9e1a3a6cab0a823bb5b14e0df 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
   product(intx, AutoBoxCacheMax, 128,                                       \
           "Sets max value cached by the java.lang.Integer autobox cache")   \
                                                                             \
-  product(bool, DoEscapeAnalysis, false,                                    \
+  product(bool, DoEscapeAnalysis, true,                                     \
           "Perform escape analysis")                                        \
                                                                             \
   notproduct(bool, PrintEscapeAnalysis, false,                              \