diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
index 2ac2cceed1bd9ac09923ce4d80738f417570e46b..75e827b3b43c521d235795d7fc3deb1225c668d2 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
@@ -3768,6 +3768,7 @@ bool GraphBuilder::try_inline_full(ciMethod* callee, bool holder_known, Bytecode
 
   // now perform tests that are based on flag settings
   if (callee->force_inline()) {
+    if (inline_level() > MaxForceInlineLevel) INLINE_BAILOUT("MaxForceInlineLevel");
     print_inlining(callee, "force inline by annotation");
   } else if (callee->should_inline()) {
     print_inlining(callee, "force inline by CompileOracle");
diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.hpp b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.hpp
index 3dceebc9d5b287e07266d15fc51a927608cb9657..9cc51ede6228df5f50d830697ae77b02c5fe2b10 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_globals.hpp
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@
   diagnostic(bool, C1PatchInvokeDynamic, true,                              \
              "Patch invokedynamic appendix not known at compile time")      \
                                                                             \
+  develop(intx, MaxForceInlineLevel, 100,                                   \
+          "maximum number of nested @ForceInline calls that are inlined")   \
                                                                             \