diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/doCall.cpp b/src/share/vm/opto/doCall.cpp
index ff85fb643e388c892522b36068e364a55b709fec..edf71c0caf0e5604e424719b5a21ab744b1bfb5e 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/doCall.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/doCall.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ void Parse::do_call() {
   }
 
   if (cg->is_inline()) {
+    // Accumulate has_loops estimate
+    C->set_has_loops(C->has_loops() || call_method->has_loops());
     C->env()->notice_inlined_method(call_method);
   }