diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/globals_aarch64.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/globals_aarch64.hpp
index 73fdbb387e5..13f2e4b61b9 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/globals_aarch64.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/globals_aarch64.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2015, 2019, Red Hat Inc. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ define_pd_global(intx, InlineSmallCode,          1000);
           "Use prfm hint with specified distance in compiled code."     \
           "Value -1 means off.")                                        \
           range(-1, 4096)                                               \
-  product(ccstr, OnSpinWaitInst, "none", DIAGNOSTIC,                    \
+  product(ccstr, OnSpinWaitInst, "yield", DIAGNOSTIC,                   \
           "The instruction to use to implement "                        \
           "java.lang.Thread.onSpinWait()."                              \
           "Options: none, nop, isb, yield.")                            \