diff -r d888a9d9f9a5 -r 7678903a348f src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/settings.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/settings.hpp	Tue Oct 29 12:07:19 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/settings.hpp	Tue Oct 29 12:10:57 2019 +0100
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@
   // Must be a multiple of and not smaller than commit granularity.
   static size_t _uncommit_on_purge_min_word_size;
 
+  // As a workaround for JDK-8233019, make it possible to forbid returning adresses
+  // whose lower 32bits are zero.
+  static const bool _do_not_return_32bit_aligned_addresses = true;
+
 public:
 
   static size_t commit_granule_bytes()                        { return _commit_granule_bytes; }
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@
   static bool delete_nodes_on_purge()                         { return _delete_nodes_on_purge; }
   static bool uncommit_on_purge()                             { return _uncommit_on_purge; }
   static size_t uncommit_on_purge_min_word_size()             { return _uncommit_on_purge_min_word_size; }
+  static bool do_not_return_32bit_aligned_addresses()         { return _do_not_return_32bit_aligned_addresses; }
 
   static void ergo_initialize();