--- old/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/globals_ppc.hpp	2019-12-11 14:51:53.000000000 -0500
+++ new/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/globals_ppc.hpp	2019-12-11 14:51:53.000000000 -0500
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
 define_pd_global(intx, InitArrayShortSize, 9*BytesPerLong);
 
 define_pd_global(bool, ThreadLocalHandshakes, true);
+// ObjectMonitor ref_count not implemented in C2 fast_lock() or
+// fast_unlock() so use a handshake for safety.
+define_pd_global(bool, HandshakeAfterDeflateIdleMonitors, true);
 
 // Platform dependent flag handling: flags only defined on this platform.
 #define ARCH_FLAGS(develop,      \