diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/serialHeap.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/serialHeap.cpp
index 2fd5dc1889a..71a068aeb3f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/serialHeap.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/serialHeap.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "gc/shared/gcTraceTime.inline.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/gcVMOperations.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/genArguments.hpp"
+#include "gc/shared/isGCActiveMark.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/locationPrinter.inline.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/oopStorage.inline.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/oopStorageParState.inline.hpp"
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@
 #include "runtime/vmThread.hpp"
 #include "services/memoryManager.hpp"
 #include "services/memoryService.hpp"
-#include "utilities/autoRestore.hpp"
 #include "utilities/debug.hpp"
 #include "utilities/formatBuffer.hpp"
 #include "utilities/macros.hpp"
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ void SerialHeap::do_collection(bool full,
 
   ClearedAllSoftRefs casr(do_clear_all_soft_refs, soft_ref_policy());
 
-  AutoModifyRestore<bool> temporarily(_is_gc_active, true);
+  IsGCActiveMark active_gc_mark;
 
   bool complete = full && (max_generation == OldGen);
   bool old_collects_young = complete && !ScavengeBeforeFullGC;