--- old/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_CodeStubs.hpp 2018-09-26 10:03:08.663886743 -0400 +++ new/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_CodeStubs.hpp 2018-09-26 10:03:07.115796689 -0400 @@ -394,11 +394,9 @@ _id(id) , _info(NULL) , _index(index) { - if (os::is_MP()) { - // force alignment of patch sites on MP hardware so we - // can guarantee atomic writes to the patch site. - align_patch_site(masm); - } + // force alignment of patch sites so we + // can guarantee atomic writes to the patch site. + align_patch_site(masm); _pc_start = masm->pc(); masm->bind(_patch_site_entry); }