--- old/src/os_cpu/aix_ppc/vm/os_aix_ppc.cpp	2015-11-04 23:03:47.180603452 -0500
+++ new/src/os_cpu/aix_ppc/vm/os_aix_ppc.cpp	2015-11-04 23:03:45.680518911 -0500
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
   ucontext_t* uc = (ucontext_t*) ucVoid;
 
-  Thread* t = ThreadLocalStorage::get_thread_slow();   // slow & steady
+  Thread* t = Thread::current();
 
   SignalHandlerMark shm(t);