--- old/src/hotspot/os_cpu/aix_ppc/os_aix_ppc.cpp	2017-11-14 05:51:59.587513040 -0800
+++ new/src/hotspot/os_cpu/aix_ppc/os_aix_ppc.cpp	2017-11-14 05:51:59.217478718 -0800
@@ -457,8 +457,7 @@
         stub = pc + 4;  // continue with next instruction.
         goto run_stub;
       }
-      else if (thread->thread_state() == _thread_in_vm &&
-               sig == SIGBUS && thread->doing_unsafe_access()) {
+      else if (sig == SIGBUS && thread->doing_unsafe_access()) {
         address next_pc = pc + 4;
         next_pc = SharedRuntime::handle_unsafe_access(thread, next_pc);
         os::Aix::ucontext_set_pc(uc, next_pc);