diff -r d7e1e002b496 -r c4567d28f31f src/cpu/ppc/vm/vm_version_ppc.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/ppc/vm/vm_version_ppc.cpp	Mon Jun 17 17:20:10 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/cpu/ppc/vm/vm_version_ppc.cpp	Tue Jun 18 09:33:34 2019 -0400
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   // Create and print feature-string.
   char buf[(num_features+1) * 16]; // Max 16 chars per feature.
   jio_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
-               "ppc64%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s",
+               "ppc64%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s",
                (has_fsqrt()   ? " fsqrt"   : ""),
                (has_isel()    ? " isel"    : ""),
                (has_lxarxeh() ? " lxarxeh" : ""),
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@
                (has_vcipher() ? " aes"     : ""),
                (has_vpmsumb() ? " vpmsumb" : ""),
                (has_mfdscr()  ? " mfdscr"  : ""),
-               (has_vsx()     ? " vsx"     : "")
+               (has_vsx()     ? " vsx"     : ""),
+               (has_vshasig() ? " sha"     : "")
                // Make sure number of %s matches num_features!
               );
   _features_str = strdup(buf);
@@ -206,17 +207,43 @@
   }
 #endif
 
-  if (UseSHA) {
-    warning("SHA instructions are not available on this CPU");
+  if (has_vshasig()) {
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseSHA)) {
+      UseSHA = true;
+    }
+  } else if (UseSHA) {
+    if (!FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseSHA))
+      warning("SHA instructions are not available on this CPU");
     FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA, false);
   }
-  if (UseSHA1Intrinsics || UseSHA256Intrinsics || UseSHA512Intrinsics) {
-    warning("SHA intrinsics are not available on this CPU");
+
+  if (UseSHA1Intrinsics) {
+    warning("Intrinsics for SHA-1 crypto hash functions not available on this CPU.");
     FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA1Intrinsics, false);
+  }
+
+  if (UseSHA && has_vshasig()) {
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics)) {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics, true);
+    }
+  } else if (UseSHA256Intrinsics) {
+    warning("Intrinsics for SHA-224 and SHA-256 crypto hash functions not available on this CPU.");
     FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics, false);
+  }
+
+  if (UseSHA && has_vshasig()) {
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseSHA512Intrinsics)) {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA512Intrinsics, true);
+    }
+  } else if (UseSHA512Intrinsics) {
+    warning("Intrinsics for SHA-384 and SHA-512 crypto hash functions not available on this CPU.");
     FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA512Intrinsics, false);
   }
 
+  if (!(UseSHA1Intrinsics || UseSHA256Intrinsics || UseSHA512Intrinsics)) {
+    FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA, false);
+  }
+
   if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseMontgomeryMultiplyIntrinsic)) {
     UseMontgomeryMultiplyIntrinsic = true;
   }
@@ -503,6 +530,7 @@
   a->vpmsumb(VR0, VR1, VR2);                   // code[12] -> vpmsumb
   a->mfdscr(R0);                               // code[13] -> mfdscr
   a->lxvd2x(VSR0, R3_ARG1);                    // code[14] -> vsx
+  a->vshasigmaw(VR0, VR1, 1, 0xF);             // code[15] -> vshasig
   a->blr();
 
   // Emit function to set one cache line to zero. Emit function descriptor and get pointer to it.
@@ -551,6 +579,7 @@
   if (code[feature_cntr++]) features |= vpmsumb_m;
   if (code[feature_cntr++]) features |= mfdscr_m;
   if (code[feature_cntr++]) features |= vsx_m;
+  if (code[feature_cntr++]) features |= vshasig_m;
 
   // Print the detection code.
   if (PrintAssembly) {