diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
index 91dadd05180c5..6e22d0753425f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -1353,6 +1353,8 @@ const int ObjectAlignmentInBytes = 8;
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   develop(intx, BciProfileWidth,      2,                                    \
           "Number of return bci's to record in ret profile")                \
+          range(0, 8000)                                                   \
+                                                                            \
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   product(intx, PerMethodRecompilationCutoff, 400,                          \
           "After recompiling N times, stay in the interpreter (-1=>'Inf')") \