diff --git a/compiler/dex/frontend.cc b/compiler/dex/frontend.cc
index 7890d81..64fa685 100644
--- a/compiler/dex/frontend.cc
+++ b/compiler/dex/frontend.cc
@@ -251,6 +251,15 @@
   /* Reassociate sreg names with original Dalvik vreg names. */
   cu.mir_graph->RemapRegLocations();
 
+  /* Free Arenas from the cu.arena_stack for reuse by the cu.arena in the codegen. */
+  if (cu.enable_debug & (1 << kDebugShowMemoryUsage)) {
+    if (cu.arena_stack.PeakBytesAllocated() > 256 * 1024) {
+      MemStats stack_stats(cu.arena_stack.GetPeakStats());
+      LOG(INFO) << PrettyMethod(method_idx, dex_file) << " " << Dumpable<MemStats>(stack_stats);
+    }
+  }
+  cu.arena_stack.Reset();
+
   CompiledMethod* result = NULL;
 
   cu.cg->Materialize();
@@ -266,12 +275,9 @@
   }
 
   if (cu.enable_debug & (1 << kDebugShowMemoryUsage)) {
-    if (cu.arena.BytesAllocated() > (1 * 1024 *1024) ||
-        cu.arena_stack.PeakBytesAllocated() > 256 * 1024) {
+    if (cu.arena.BytesAllocated() > (1 * 1024 *1024)) {
       MemStats mem_stats(cu.arena.GetMemStats());
-      MemStats peak_stats(cu.arena_stack.GetPeakStats());
-      LOG(INFO) << PrettyMethod(method_idx, dex_file) << " " << Dumpable<MemStats>(mem_stats)
-          << Dumpable<MemStats>(peak_stats);
+      LOG(INFO) << PrettyMethod(method_idx, dex_file) << " " << Dumpable<MemStats>(mem_stats);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/compiler/utils/scoped_arena_allocator.cc b/compiler/utils/scoped_arena_allocator.cc
index ee3b07e..a78d287 100644
--- a/compiler/utils/scoped_arena_allocator.cc
+++ b/compiler/utils/scoped_arena_allocator.cc
@@ -34,9 +34,19 @@
 }
 
 ArenaStack::~ArenaStack() {
+  DebugStackRefCounter::CheckNoRefs();
   stats_and_pool_.pool->FreeArenaChain(bottom_arena_);
 }
 
+void ArenaStack::Reset() {
+  DebugStackRefCounter::CheckNoRefs();
+  stats_and_pool_.pool->FreeArenaChain(bottom_arena_);
+  bottom_arena_ = nullptr;
+  top_arena_  = nullptr;
+  top_ptr_ = nullptr;
+  top_end_ = nullptr;
+}
+
 MemStats ArenaStack::GetPeakStats() const {
   DebugStackRefCounter::CheckNoRefs();
   return MemStats("ArenaStack peak", static_cast<const TaggedStats<Peak>*>(&stats_and_pool_),
diff --git a/compiler/utils/scoped_arena_allocator.h b/compiler/utils/scoped_arena_allocator.h
index 24a8afe..28e86ec 100644
--- a/compiler/utils/scoped_arena_allocator.h
+++ b/compiler/utils/scoped_arena_allocator.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
   explicit ArenaStack(ArenaPool* arena_pool);
   ~ArenaStack();
 
+  void Reset();
+
   size_t PeakBytesAllocated() {
     return PeakStats()->BytesAllocated();
   }