--- a/common/autoconf/platform.m4	Tue Mar 08 19:03:30 2016 -0800
+++ b/common/autoconf/platform.m4	Wed Mar 09 11:15:04 2016 +0100
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@
     REQUIRED_OS_NAME=Darwin
     REQUIRED_OS_VERSION=11.2
   fi
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xaix"; then
+    REQUIRED_OS_NAME=AIX
+    REQUIRED_OS_VERSION=7.1
+  fi
 
   AC_SUBST(REQUIRED_OS_NAME)
   AC_SUBST(REQUIRED_OS_VERSION)