diff --git a/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp b/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
index 003bb301e64c76a13958ad09d8f92a2900e57324..220443b33aa95075e542b17ffaea2e4359e39d6c 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
@@ -688,8 +688,10 @@ nmethod::nmethod(
     _hotness_counter         = NMethodSweeper::hotness_counter_reset_val();
 
     code_buffer->copy_values_to(this);
-    if (ScavengeRootsInCode && detect_scavenge_root_oops()) {
-      CodeCache::add_scavenge_root_nmethod(this);
+    if (ScavengeRootsInCode) {
+      if (detect_scavenge_root_oops()) {
+        CodeCache::add_scavenge_root_nmethod(this);
+      }
       Universe::heap()->register_nmethod(this);
     }
     debug_only(verify_scavenge_root_oops());
@@ -773,8 +775,10 @@ nmethod::nmethod(
     _hotness_counter         = NMethodSweeper::hotness_counter_reset_val();
 
     code_buffer->copy_values_to(this);
-    if (ScavengeRootsInCode && detect_scavenge_root_oops()) {
-      CodeCache::add_scavenge_root_nmethod(this);
+    if (ScavengeRootsInCode) {
+      if (detect_scavenge_root_oops()) {
+        CodeCache::add_scavenge_root_nmethod(this);
+      }
       Universe::heap()->register_nmethod(this);
     }
     DEBUG_ONLY(verify_scavenge_root_oops();)
@@ -889,8 +893,10 @@ nmethod::nmethod(
     code_buffer->copy_values_to(this);
     debug_info->copy_to(this);
     dependencies->copy_to(this);
-    if (ScavengeRootsInCode && detect_scavenge_root_oops()) {
-      CodeCache::add_scavenge_root_nmethod(this);
+    if (ScavengeRootsInCode) {
+      if (detect_scavenge_root_oops()) {
+        CodeCache::add_scavenge_root_nmethod(this);
+      }
       Universe::heap()->register_nmethod(this);
     }
     debug_only(verify_scavenge_root_oops());
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
index 0278f2379089c7301d363abe7fdec848ffddc02c..49f3d8907025a22fbaf90bedeca1dd80454aaac7 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
@@ -6950,7 +6950,7 @@ public:
       return;
     }
 
-    if (ScavengeRootsInCode && nm->detect_scavenge_root_oops()) {
+    if (ScavengeRootsInCode) {
       _g1h->register_nmethod(nm);
     }
   }