--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/ppc/vm/methodHandles_ppc.cpp	Wed Mar 15 11:44:46 2017 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/ppc/vm/methodHandles_ppc.cpp	Wed Mar 15 10:25:37 2017 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012, 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                                  Register temp_reg, Register temp2_reg,
                                  const char* error_message) {
   InstanceKlass** klass_addr = SystemDictionary::well_known_klass_addr(klass_id);
-  KlassHandle klass = SystemDictionary::well_known_klass(klass_id);
+  Klass* klass = SystemDictionary::well_known_klass(klass_id);
   Label L_ok, L_bad;
   BLOCK_COMMENT("verify_klass {");
   __ verify_oop(obj_reg);