diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp b/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp
index 4af344928200cdf490d9975df67207541d75572a..384fe08100ac3868a827aea851d44c459b33daaa 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp
@@ -1106,6 +1106,9 @@ bool ConnectionGraph::complete_connection_graph(
           // Each 4 iterations calculate how much time it will take
           // to complete graph construction.
           time.stop();
+          // Poll for requests from shutdown mechanism to quiesce compiler
+          // because Connection graph construction may take long time.
+          CompileBroker::maybe_block();
           double stop_time = time.seconds();
           double time_per_iter = (stop_time - start_time) / (double)SAMPLE_SIZE;
           double time_until_end = time_per_iter * (double)(java_objects_length - next);