--- old/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.hpp	2015-09-16 15:17:37.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.hpp	2015-09-16 15:17:37.000000000 -0700
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "runtime/vm_version.hpp"
 
 class VM_Version: public Abstract_VM_Version {
+  friend class VMStructs;
 protected:
   enum Feature_Flag {
     v8_instructions      = 0,