diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/loopTransform.cpp b/src/share/vm/opto/loopTransform.cpp
index 4ff59d9d46ecce386a78a9103b71373c461b35cc..d315a9e6c61a33138942a1f46abf5c8de7238931 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/loopTransform.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/loopTransform.cpp
@@ -1630,6 +1630,10 @@ bool IdealLoopTree::iteration_split_impl( PhaseIdealLoop *phase, Node_List &old_
   // Before attempting fancy unrolling, RCE or alignment, see if we want
   // to completely unroll this loop or do loop unswitching.
   if( cl->is_normal_loop() ) {
+    if (should_unswitch) {
+      phase->do_unswitching(this, old_new);
+      return true;
+    }
     bool should_maximally_unroll =  policy_maximally_unroll(phase);
     if( should_maximally_unroll ) {
       // Here we did some unrolling and peeling.  Eventually we will
@@ -1637,10 +1641,6 @@ bool IdealLoopTree::iteration_split_impl( PhaseIdealLoop *phase, Node_List &old_
       phase->do_maximally_unroll(this,old_new);
       return true;
     }
-    if (should_unswitch) {
-      phase->do_unswitching(this, old_new);
-      return true;
-    }
   }