diff --git a/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp b/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp
index aa2db58a10ea9a9d13e97466be1d0a009aff2118..d633933f8b895a94e1d2f75846717285402ba0cf 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -3926,6 +3926,10 @@ void VM_RedefineClasses::redefine_single_class(jclass the_jclass,
   scratch_class->set_methods(_old_methods);     // To prevent potential GCing of the old methods,
                                           // and to be able to undo operation easily.
 
+  Array<int>* old_ordering = the_class->method_ordering();
+  the_class->set_method_ordering(scratch_class->method_ordering());
+  scratch_class->set_method_ordering(old_ordering);
+
   ConstantPool* old_constants = the_class->constants();
   the_class->set_constants(scratch_class->constants());
   scratch_class->set_constants(old_constants);  // See the previous comment.