diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
index e14fe386682..40aab355a05 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ public:
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   experimental(intx, SyncVerbose, 0, "(Unstable)")                          \
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-  product(bool, InlineNotify, true, "intrinsify subset of notify" )         \
+  diagnostic(bool, InlineNotify, true, "intrinsify subset of notify")       \
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   experimental(intx, ClearFPUAtPark, 0, "(Unsafe, Unstable)")               \
                                                                             \