--- old/src/share/vm/opto/memnode.hpp	2014-12-10 05:39:28.656382161 -0500
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/memnode.hpp	2014-12-10 05:39:28.436401644 -0500
@@ -503,6 +503,10 @@
   // Conservatively release stores of object references in order to
   // ensure visibility of object initialization.
   static inline MemOrd release_if_reference(const BasicType t) {
+    // AArch64 doesn't need a release store here because object
+    // initialization contains the necessary barriers.
+    AARCH64_ONLY(return unordered);
+
     const MemOrd mo = (t == T_ARRAY ||
                        t == T_ADDRESS || // Might be the address of an object reference (`boxing').
                        t == T_OBJECT) ? release : unordered;