--- old/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectorPolicy.cpp	2014-01-15 11:18:39.628355320 -0800
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectorPolicy.cpp	2014-01-15 11:18:39.548355323 -0800
@@ -539,8 +539,9 @@
 
   // Calculate the absolute and desired min bounds.
 
-  // This is how many young regions we already have (currently: the survivors).
-  uint base_min_length = recorded_survivor_regions();
+  // This is how many young regions we already have (survivors + eventual eden)
+  // The young list contain all survivors regions and any eden regions
+  uint base_min_length = _g1->young_list()->length();
   // This is the absolute minimum young length, which ensures that we
   // can allocate one eden region in the worst-case.
   uint absolute_min_length = base_min_length + 1;