diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp
index f3179cf6479..80c00c713d7 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp
@@ -2450,7 +2450,6 @@ nmethod *SharedRuntime::generate_native_wrapper(MacroAssembler *masm,
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   if (method->is_synchronized()) {
-    ConditionRegister r_flag = CCR1;
     Register          r_oop  = r_temp_4;
     const Register    r_box  = r_temp_5;
     Label             done, locked;
@@ -2465,8 +2464,8 @@ nmethod *SharedRuntime::generate_native_wrapper(MacroAssembler *masm,
 
     // Try fastpath for locking.
     // fast_lock kills r_temp_1, r_temp_2, r_temp_3.
-    __ compiler_fast_lock_object(r_flag, r_oop, r_box, r_temp_1, r_temp_2, r_temp_3);
-    __ beq(r_flag, locked);
+    __ compiler_fast_lock_object(CCR0, r_oop, r_box, r_temp_1, r_temp_2, r_temp_3);
+    __ beq(CCR0, locked);
 
     // None of the above fast optimizations worked so we have to get into the
     // slow case of monitor enter. Inline a special case of call_VM that
@@ -2659,8 +2658,6 @@ nmethod *SharedRuntime::generate_native_wrapper(MacroAssembler *masm,
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   if (method->is_synchronized()) {
-
-    ConditionRegister r_flag   = CCR1;
     const Register r_oop       = r_temp_4;
     const Register r_box       = r_temp_5;
     const Register r_exception = r_temp_6;
@@ -2677,8 +2674,8 @@ nmethod *SharedRuntime::generate_native_wrapper(MacroAssembler *masm,
     __ addi(r_box, R1_SP, lock_offset);
 
     // Try fastpath for unlocking.
-    __ compiler_fast_unlock_object(r_flag, r_oop, r_box, r_temp_1, r_temp_2, r_temp_3);
-    __ beq(r_flag, done);
+    __ compiler_fast_unlock_object(CCR0, r_oop, r_box, r_temp_1, r_temp_2, r_temp_3);
+    __ beq(CCR0, done);
 
     // Save and restore any potential method result value around the unlocking operation.
     save_native_result(masm, ret_type, workspace_slot_offset);