diff --git a/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp b/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
index 0e87188e7d..765b6ac483 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ nmethod* CompileBroker::compile_method(methodHandle method, int osr_bci,
 
   assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "No exception should be present");
   // some prerequisites that are compiler specific
-  if (comp->is_c2() || comp->is_shark()) {
+  if (comp->is_c2() || comp->is_shark() || comp->is_jvmci()) {
     method->constants()->resolve_string_constants(CHECK_AND_CLEAR_NULL);
     // Resolve all classes seen in the signature of the method
     // we are compiling.