diff a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/barrierSetNMethod.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/barrierSetNMethod.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/barrierSetNMethod.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/barrierSetNMethod.hpp
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 #include "utilities/formatBuffer.hpp"
 #include "utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp"
 #include "utilities/sizes.hpp"
 
 class nmethod;
+class patchable_barrier_Relocation;
 
 class BarrierSetNMethod: public CHeapObj<mtGC> {
 private:
   int _current_phase;
 
@@ -57,10 +58,12 @@
   virtual ByteSize thread_disarmed_guard_value_offset() const;
   virtual int* disarmed_guard_value_address() const;
 
   int disarmed_guard_value() const;
 
+  virtual void patch_barrier_relocation(patchable_barrier_Relocation* reloc) {};
+
   static int nmethod_stub_entry_barrier(address* return_address_ptr);
   bool nmethod_osr_entry_barrier(nmethod* nm);
   bool is_armed(nmethod* nm);
   void arm(nmethod* nm) { guard_with(nm, armed); }
   void disarm(nmethod* nm);