--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.cpp	Mon Mar 19 13:57:08 2018 -0500
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.cpp	Mon Mar 19 14:20:28 2018 -0500
@@ -447,8 +447,7 @@
                  _name);
     return Flag::NOTPRODUCT_FLAG_BUT_PRODUCT_BUILD;
   }
-  get_locked_message_ext(buf, buflen);
-  return Flag::NONE;
+  return get_locked_message_ext(buf, buflen);
 }
 
 bool Flag::is_writeable() const {