diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp
index d41a33d..12c2eaf 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ class MacroAssembler: public Assembler {
   void get_vm_result_2(Register metadata_result);
 
   static bool needs_explicit_null_check(intptr_t offset);
+  static bool uses_implicit_null_check(void* address);
 
   // Trap-instruction-based checks.
   // Range checks can be distinguished from zero checks as they check 32 bit,