--- old/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vm_version.cpp	2018-06-09 00:59:30.000000000 +0200
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vm_version.cpp	2018-06-09 00:59:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -123,41 +123,48 @@
 
 
 const char* Abstract_VM_Version::vm_info_string() {
+#ifdef NO_SPECULATIVE_CTI
+#define VM_MODE "hardened, "
+#else
+#define VM_MODE ""
+#endif
+
   switch (Arguments::mode()) {
     case Arguments::_int:
-      return UseSharedSpaces ? "interpreted mode, sharing" : "interpreted mode";
+      return UseSharedSpaces ? VM_MODE "interpreted mode, sharing" : VM_MODE "interpreted mode";
     case Arguments::_mixed:
       if (UseSharedSpaces) {
         if (UseAOT) {
-          return "mixed mode, aot, sharing";
+          return VM_MODE "mixed mode, aot, sharing";
 #ifdef TIERED
         } else if(is_client_compilation_mode_vm()) {
-          return "mixed mode, emulated-client, sharing";
+          return VM_MODE "mixed mode, emulated-client, sharing";
 #endif
         } else {
-          return "mixed mode, sharing";
+          return VM_MODE "mixed mode, sharing";
          }
       } else {
         if (UseAOT) {
-          return "mixed mode, aot";
+          return VM_MODE "mixed mode, aot";
 #ifdef TIERED
         } else if(is_client_compilation_mode_vm()) {
-          return "mixed mode, emulated-client";
+          return VM_MODE "mixed mode, emulated-client";
 #endif
         } else {
-          return "mixed mode";
+          return VM_MODE "mixed mode";
         }
       }
     case Arguments::_comp:
 #ifdef TIERED
       if (is_client_compilation_mode_vm()) {
-         return UseSharedSpaces ? "compiled mode, emulated-client, sharing" : "compiled mode, emulated-client";
+         return UseSharedSpaces ? VM_MODE "compiled mode, emulated-client, sharing" : VM_MODE "compiled mode, emulated-client";
       }
 #endif
-      return UseSharedSpaces ? "compiled mode, sharing"    : "compiled mode";
+      return UseSharedSpaces ? VM_MODE "compiled mode, sharing" : VM_MODE "compiled mode";
   };
   ShouldNotReachHere();
   return "";
+#undef VM_MODE
 }
 
 // NOTE: do *not* use stringStream. this function is called by