diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTable.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTable.hpp
index c2c4011ca24..c9b4ba164ee 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTable.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTable.hpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public:
     return byte_for(p) + 1;
   }
 
-  virtual void invalidate(MemRegion mr);
+  void invalidate(MemRegion mr);
 
   // Provide read-only access to the card table array.
   const CardValue* byte_for_const(const void* p) const {