diff -r f729ca27cf9a -r 943cf1675b59 src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp	Fri Aug 17 09:51:28 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp	Mon Aug 20 15:10:20 2018 -0700
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
   product(bool, UseStoreImmI16, true,                                       \
           "Use store immediate 16-bits value instruction on x86")           \
                                                                             \
-  product(intx, UseAVX, 3,                                                  \
+  product(intx, UseAVX, 2,                                                  \
           "Highest supported AVX instructions set on x86/x64")              \
           range(0, 99)                                                      \
                                                                             \