--- old/src/hotspot/cpu/sparc/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_sparc.hpp	2018-10-31 23:12:44.177714832 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/cpu/sparc/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_sparc.hpp	2018-10-31 23:12:44.016716327 +0100
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
   virtual void barrier_stubs_init() {}
 
-  virtual bool needs_explicit_null_check(intptr_t offset);
+  virtual bool needs_explicit_null_check(intptr_t offset) const;
 };
 
 #endif // CPU_SPARC_GC_SHARED_BARRIERSETASSEMBLER_SPARC_HPP