--- old/src/hotspot/os/solaris/os_solaris.cpp	2017-10-11 15:25:26.320932431 +0200
+++ new/src/hotspot/os/solaris/os_solaris.cpp	2017-10-11 15:25:26.078922040 +0200
@@ -2191,10 +2191,6 @@
 
 static int page_size = -1;
 
-// The mmap MAP_ALIGN flag is supported on Solaris 9 and later.  init_2() will
-// clear this var if support is not available.
-static bool has_map_align = true;
-
 int os::vm_page_size() {
   assert(page_size != -1, "must call os::init");
   return page_size;
@@ -2561,7 +2557,7 @@
 
   if (fixed) {
     flags |= MAP_FIXED;
-  } else if (has_map_align && (alignment_hint > (size_t) vm_page_size())) {
+  } else if (alignment_hint > (size_t) vm_page_size()) {
     flags |= MAP_ALIGN;
     addr = (char*) alignment_hint;
   }