--- a/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4	Mon Oct 29 11:31:25 2018 -0700
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4	Tue Oct 30 10:39:19 2018 -0400
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@
     elif test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xarm; then
       $1_CPU_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="${$1_CPU_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY} -fsigned-char"
       $1_CPU_LDFLAGS="$ARM_ARCH_TYPE_FLAGS $ARM_FLOAT_TYPE_FLAGS"
-    elif test "x$FLAGS_CPU" = xaarch64; then
-      if test "x$HOTSPOT_TARGET_CPU_PORT" = xarm64; then
-        $1_CPU_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY="${$1_CPU_LDFLAGS_JVM_ONLY} -fsigned-char"
-      fi
     fi
 
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then