diff -r d9160a3c97c1 -r 7f462e8383f6 src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.inline.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.inline.hpp	Mon Jul 02 09:38:20 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.inline.hpp	Mon Jul 02 11:46:15 2018 +0200
@@ -170,8 +170,13 @@
 
 // The release make sure this store is done after storing the handshake
 // operation or global state
+inline void JavaThread::set_polling_page_release(void* poll_value) {
+  OrderAccess::release_store(polling_page_addr(), poll_value);
+}
+
+// Caller is responsible for using a memory barrier if needed.
 inline void JavaThread::set_polling_page(void* poll_value) {
-  OrderAccess::release_store(polling_page_addr(), poll_value);
+  *polling_page_addr() = poll_value;
 }
 
 // The aqcquire make sure reading of polling page is done before