--- old/src/os_cpu/aix_ppc/vm/os_aix_ppc.cpp	2015-11-11 15:10:35.436602815 -0500
+++ new/src/os_cpu/aix_ppc/vm/os_aix_ppc.cpp	2015-11-11 15:10:33.408487969 -0500
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
   ucontext_t* uc = (ucontext_t*) ucVoid;
 
-  Thread* t = ThreadLocalStorage::get_thread_slow();   // slow & steady
+  Thread* t = ThreadLocalStorage::thread(); // can't use Thread::current()
 
   SignalHandlerMark shm(t);