--- old/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/templateInterpreter_aarch64.cpp	2015-01-21 10:23:25.353443272 -0500
+++ new/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/templateInterpreter_aarch64.cpp	2015-01-21 10:23:25.123463641 -0500
@@ -1097,7 +1097,8 @@
 
   // Change state to native
   __ mov(rscratch1, _thread_in_native);
-  __ strw(rscratch1, Address(rthread, JavaThread::thread_state_offset()));
+  __ lea(rscratch2, Address(rthread, JavaThread::thread_state_offset()));
+  __ stlrw(rscratch1, rscratch2);
 
   // Call the native method.
   __ blrt(r10, rscratch1);
@@ -1118,7 +1119,8 @@
 
   // change thread state
   __ mov(rscratch1, _thread_in_native_trans);
-  __ strw(rscratch1, Address(rthread, JavaThread::thread_state_offset()));
+  __ lea(rscratch2, Address(rthread, JavaThread::thread_state_offset()));
+  __ stlrw(rscratch1, rscratch2);
 
   if (os::is_MP()) {
     if (UseMembar) {
@@ -1165,7 +1167,8 @@
 
   // change thread state
   __ mov(rscratch1, _thread_in_Java);
-  __ strw(rscratch1, Address(rthread, JavaThread::thread_state_offset()));
+  __ lea(rscratch2, Address(rthread, JavaThread::thread_state_offset()));
+  __ stlrw(rscratch1, rscratch2);
 
   // reset_last_Java_frame
   __ reset_last_Java_frame(true, true);