--- old/src/share/vm/utilities/globalDefinitions_xlc.hpp	2015-04-15 12:34:23.490009780 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/utilities/globalDefinitions_xlc.hpp	2015-04-15 12:34:23.362005476 +0200
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
 extern "C" void breakpoint();
 #define BREAKPOINT ::breakpoint()
 
+#define NORETURN_ATTRIBUTE(function) function __attribute__((noreturn))
+
 // checking for nanness
 #ifdef AIX
 inline int g_isnan(float  f) { return isnan(f); }