diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
index d12e59fd31668ab96684c2a6f02903616f985e1f..c6cd6607eb40c5a35a1ae8d1e0e761c78e6f0bf9 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
@@ -4118,10 +4118,14 @@ void G1ParEvacuateFollowersClosure::do_void() {
     while (queues()->steal(pss->queue_num(), pss->hash_seed(), stolen_task)) {
       assert(pss->verify_task(stolen_task), "sanity");
       if (stolen_task.is_narrow()) {
-        pss->push_on_queue((narrowOop*) stolen_task);
+        pss->deal_with_reference((narrowOop*) stolen_task);
       } else {
-        pss->push_on_queue((oop*) stolen_task);
+        pss->deal_with_reference((oop*) stolen_task);
       }
+
+      // We've just processed a reference and we might have made
+      // available new entries on the queues. So we have to make sure
+      // we drain the queues as necessary.
       pss->trim_queue();
     }
   } while (!offer_termination());
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp
index c474ce2ea5cc2f01c037aeb418c2e2706c38ba4e..b97d8710a64bb35c48c055f2b82fd05881e3358e 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp
@@ -1772,7 +1772,6 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
-private:
   template <class T> void deal_with_reference(T* ref_to_scan) {
     if (has_partial_array_mask(ref_to_scan)) {
       _partial_scan_cl->do_oop_nv(ref_to_scan);