diff --git a/src/share/vm/adlc/formssel.cpp b/src/share/vm/adlc/formssel.cpp
index ffb13e759a46b540db201a59ee5a1d2c1cc3de51..36914d363d2b1e4633a44140afc0121506099c4b 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/adlc/formssel.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/adlc/formssel.cpp
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ bool InstructForm::is_wide_memory_kill(FormDict &globals) const {
   if( strcmp(_matrule->_opType,"MemBarReleaseLock") == 0 ) return true;
   if( strcmp(_matrule->_opType,"MemBarAcquireLock") == 0 ) return true;
   if( strcmp(_matrule->_opType,"MemBarStoreStore") == 0 ) return true;
+  if( strcmp(_matrule->_opType,"MemBarVolatile") == 0 ) return true;
   if( strcmp(_matrule->_opType,"StoreFence") == 0 ) return true;
   if( strcmp(_matrule->_opType,"LoadFence") == 0 ) return true;