diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1_globals.hpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1_globals.hpp
index a2f93f48968528945f3614793f1c5d91c13bb0e3..4478e93f820156ab88559bc953e86411d90f8ce2 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1_globals.hpp
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@
           "Percentage (0-100) of the heap size to use as default "          \
           " maximum young gen size.")                                       \
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-  experimental(uintx, G1MixedGCLiveThresholdPercent, 65,                    \
+  experimental(uintx, G1MixedGCLiveThresholdPercent, 85,                    \
           "Threshold for regions to be considered for inclusion in the "    \
           "collection set of mixed GCs. "                                   \
           "Regions with live bytes exceeding this will not be collected.")  \
                                                                             \
-  product(uintx, G1HeapWastePercent, 10,                                    \
+  product(uintx, G1HeapWastePercent, 5,                                     \
           "Amount of space, expressed as a percentage of the heap size, "   \
           "that G1 is willing not to collect to avoid expensive GCs.")      \
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