--- old/src/cpu/ppc/vm/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp	2017-07-27 08:46:56.661757350 -0400
+++ new/src/cpu/ppc/vm/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp	2017-07-27 08:46:56.437943885 -0400
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@
 }
 
 static void verify_oop_args(MacroAssembler* masm,
-                            methodHandle method,
+                            const methodHandle& method,
                             const BasicType* sig_bt,
                             const VMRegPair* regs) {
   Register temp_reg = R19_method;  // not part of any compiled calling seq
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@
 }
 
 static void gen_special_dispatch(MacroAssembler* masm,
-                                 methodHandle method,
+                                 const methodHandle& method,
                                  const BasicType* sig_bt,
                                  const VMRegPair* regs) {
   verify_oop_args(masm, method, sig_bt, regs);