--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/vmStructs.cpp	2015-11-23 18:21:12.712109890 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/vmStructs.cpp	2015-11-23 18:21:12.528091388 +0100
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
   nonstatic_field(Method,                      _access_flags,                                 AccessFlags)                           \
   nonstatic_field(Method,                      _vtable_index,                                 int)                                   \
   nonstatic_field(Method,                      _intrinsic_id,                                 u2)                                    \
-  nonstatic_field(Method,                      _flags,                                        u1)                                    \
+  nonstatic_field(Method,                      _flags,                                        u2)                                    \
   nonproduct_nonstatic_field(Method,           _compiled_invocation_count,                    int)                                   \
   volatile_nonstatic_field(Method,             _code,                                         nmethod*)                              \
   nonstatic_field(Method,                      _i2i_entry,                                    address)                               \