diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp
index dffcede6673..dec8223ec90 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/defaultMethods.cpp
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ static void merge_in_new_methods(InstanceKlass* klass,
       klass->class_loader_data(), new_size, NULL, CHECK);
 
   // original_ordering might be empty if this class has no methods of its own
-  if (JvmtiExport::can_maintain_original_method_order() || DumpSharedSpaces) {
+  if (JvmtiExport::can_maintain_original_method_order() || Arguments::is_dumping_archive()) {
     merged_ordering = MetadataFactory::new_array<int>(
         klass->class_loader_data(), new_size, CHECK);
   }