--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/ppc/vm/c2_init_ppc.cpp	Fri Dec 04 14:06:38 2015 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/ppc/vm/c2_init_ppc.cpp	Fri Dec 04 16:38:04 2015 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright 2012, 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2012, 2015 SAP AG. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -45,4 +45,8 @@
       FLAG_SET_ERGO(bool, InsertEndGroupPPC64, true);
     }
   }
+
+  if (!VM_Version::has_isel() && FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(ConditionalMoveLimit)) {
+    FLAG_SET_ERGO(intx, ConditionalMoveLimit, 0);
+  }
 }