--- a/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/GraalHotSpotVMConfig.java	Wed Dec 13 11:59:55 2017 -0800
+++ b/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/GraalHotSpotVMConfig.java	Wed Dec 13 12:28:22 2017 -0800
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
     public final boolean usePopCountInstruction = getFlag("UsePopCountInstruction", Boolean.class);
     public final boolean useAESIntrinsics = getFlag("UseAESIntrinsics", Boolean.class);
     public final boolean useCRC32Intrinsics = getFlag("UseCRC32Intrinsics", Boolean.class);
+    public final boolean useCRC32CIntrinsics = isJDK8 ? false : getFlag("UseCRC32CIntrinsics", Boolean.class);
     public final boolean threadLocalHandshakes = getFlag("ThreadLocalHandshakes", Boolean.class, false);
 
     private final boolean useMultiplyToLenIntrinsic = getFlag("UseMultiplyToLenIntrinsic", Boolean.class);