--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Fri Nov 16 09:43:43 2012 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Tue Nov 20 11:40:11 2012 +0100
@@ -1484,14 +1484,6 @@ void Arguments::set_parallel_gc_flags() 
         FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MarkSweepDeadRatio, 1);
       }
     }
-  }
-  if (UseNUMA) {
-    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(MinHeapDeltaBytes)) {
-      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MinHeapDeltaBytes, 64*M);
-    }
-    // For those collectors or operating systems (eg, Windows) that do
-    // not support full UseNUMA, we will map to UseNUMAInterleaving for now
-    UseNUMAInterleaving = true;
   }
 }
 
@@ -3332,6 +3324,22 @@ jint Arguments::parse(const JavaVMInitAr
   return JNI_OK;
 }
 
+jint Arguments::adjust_after_os() {
+#if INCLUDE_ALTERNATE_GCS
+  if (UseParallelGC || UseParallelOldGC) {
+    if (UseNUMA) {
+      if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(MinHeapDeltaBytes)) {
+        FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MinHeapDeltaBytes, 64*M);
+      }
+      // For those collectors or operating systems (eg, Windows) that do
+      // not support full UseNUMA, we will map to UseNUMAInterleaving for now
+      UseNUMAInterleaving = true;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+  return JNI_OK;
+}
+
 int Arguments::PropertyList_count(SystemProperty* pl) {
   int count = 0;
   while(pl != NULL) {

--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Fri Nov 16 09:43:43 2012 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Tue Nov 20 11:40:11 2012 +0100
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ class Arguments : AllStatic {
  public:
   // Parses the arguments
   static jint parse(const JavaVMInitArgs* args);
+  // Adjusts the arguments after the OS have adjusted the arguments
+  static jint adjust_after_os();
   // Check for consistency in the selection of the garbage collector.
   static bool check_gc_consistency();
   // Check consistecy or otherwise of VM argument settings

--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Fri Nov 16 09:43:43 2012 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Tue Nov 20 11:40:11 2012 +0100
@@ -3334,6 +3334,9 @@ jint Threads::create_vm(JavaVMInitArgs* 
   jint os_init_2_result = os::init_2();
   if (os_init_2_result != JNI_OK) return os_init_2_result;
 
+  jint adjust_after_os_result = Arguments::adjust_after_os();
+  if (adjust_after_os_result != JNI_OK) return adjust_after_os_result;
+
   // intialize TLS
   ThreadLocalStorage::init();