--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.replacements/src/com/oracle/graal/replacements/ReplacementsImpl.java	Fri Nov 08 10:55:48 2013 +0100
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.replacements/src/com/oracle/graal/replacements/ReplacementsImpl.java	Fri Nov 08 10:56:23 2013 +0100
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import com.oracle.graal.api.meta.*;
 import com.oracle.graal.api.replacements.*;
 import com.oracle.graal.debug.*;
+import com.oracle.graal.debug.internal.*;
 import com.oracle.graal.graph.*;
 import com.oracle.graal.java.*;
 import com.oracle.graal.nodes.*;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@
     }
 
     private static final boolean UseSnippetGraphCache = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("graal.useSnippetGraphCache", "true"));
+    private static final DebugTimer SnippetPreparationTime = Debug.timer("SnippetPreparationTime");
 
     public StructuredGraph getSnippet(ResolvedJavaMethod method) {
         assert method.getAnnotation(Snippet.class) != null : "Snippet must be annotated with @" + Snippet.class.getSimpleName();
@@ -87,13 +89,14 @@
 
         StructuredGraph graph = UseSnippetGraphCache ? graphs.get(method) : null;
         if (graph == null) {
-            StructuredGraph newGraph = makeGraph(method, null, inliningPolicy(method), method.getAnnotation(Snippet.class).removeAllFrameStates());
-            if (UseSnippetGraphCache) {
-                return newGraph;
+            try (TimerCloseable a = SnippetPreparationTime.start()) {
+                StructuredGraph newGraph = makeGraph(method, null, inliningPolicy(method), method.getAnnotation(Snippet.class).removeAllFrameStates());
+                if (UseSnippetGraphCache) {
+                    return newGraph;
+                }
+                graphs.putIfAbsent(method, newGraph);
+                graph = graphs.get(method);
             }
-            graphs.putIfAbsent(method, newGraph);
-            graph = graphs.get(method);
-
         }
         return graph;
     }