--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stringTable.cpp	Mon Nov 25 12:30:24 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stringTable.cpp	Mon Nov 25 12:31:39 2019 +0100
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@
 }
 
 size_t StringTable::item_added() {
-  return Atomic::add((size_t)1, &_items_count);
+  return Atomic::add(&_items_count, (size_t)1);
 }
 
 size_t StringTable::add_items_to_clean(size_t ndead) {
-  size_t total = Atomic::add((size_t)ndead, &_uncleaned_items_count);
+  size_t total = Atomic::add(&_uncleaned_items_count, (size_t)ndead);
   log_trace(stringtable)(
      "Uncleaned items:" SIZE_FORMAT " added: " SIZE_FORMAT " total:" SIZE_FORMAT,
      _uncleaned_items_count, ndead, total);
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 }
 
 void StringTable::item_removed() {
-  Atomic::add((size_t)-1, &_items_count);
+  Atomic::add(&_items_count, (size_t)-1);
 }
 
 double StringTable::get_load_factor() {