--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/codeCache.hpp	Thu Jul 27 15:36:15 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/codeCache.hpp	Thu Jul 27 18:06:41 2017 -0400
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
   static void flush_evol_dependents_on(InstanceKlass* dependee);
 #endif // HOTSWAP
   // Support for fullspeed debugging
-  static void flush_dependents_on_method(methodHandle dependee);
+  static void flush_dependents_on_method(const methodHandle& dependee);
 
   // tells how many nmethods have dependencies
   static int number_of_nmethods_with_dependencies();