--- old/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vm_operations.cpp	2018-03-26 21:45:48.000000000 -0400
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vm_operations.cpp	2018-03-26 21:45:47.000000000 -0400
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 }
 
 volatile bool VM_Exit::_vm_exited = false;
-Thread * VM_Exit::_shutdown_thread = NULL;
+Thread * volatile VM_Exit::_shutdown_thread = NULL;
 
 int VM_Exit::set_vm_exited() {