--- a/hotspot/src/os_cpu/aix_ppc/vm/atomic_aix_ppc.hpp	Mon Jun 05 13:13:38 2017 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/src/os_cpu/aix_ppc/vm/atomic_aix_ppc.hpp	Mon Jun 05 19:07:47 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, 2014 SAP SE. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 inline void Atomic::store_ptr(intptr_t store_value, volatile intptr_t* dest) { *dest = store_value; }
 inline void Atomic::store_ptr(void*    store_value, volatile void*     dest) { *(void* volatile *)dest = store_value; }
 
-inline jlong Atomic::load(volatile jlong* src) { return *src; }
+inline jlong Atomic::load(const volatile jlong* src) { return *src; }
 
 //
 //   machine barrier instructions: