diff -r e2d9b38630c3 -r f9fe56417050 src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.cpp	Wed May 16 11:11:03 2018 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.cpp	Thu May 17 14:19:54 2018 +0200
@@ -2045,7 +2045,8 @@
                                               Label& wrong_method_type) {
   assert_different_registers(mtype_reg, mh_reg, temp_reg);
   // Compare method type against that of the receiver.
-  load_heap_oop_not_null(temp_reg, delayed_value(java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle::type_offset_in_bytes, temp_reg), mh_reg);
+  load_heap_oop(temp_reg, delayed_value(java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle::type_offset_in_bytes, temp_reg), mh_reg,
+                noreg, noreg, false, OOP_NOT_NULL);
   cmpd(CCR0, temp_reg, mtype_reg);
   bne(CCR0, wrong_method_type);
 }