diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahSharedVariables.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahSharedVariables.hpp
index 127882201d780..12c01ad5c90ff 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahSharedVariables.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahSharedVariables.hpp
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@
 #include "memory/allocation.hpp"
 #include "runtime/atomicAccess.hpp"
 
-typedef jbyte ShenandoahSharedValue;
-
-// Needed for cooperation with generated code.
-STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(ShenandoahSharedValue) == 1);
-
+typedef int32_t ShenandoahSharedValue;
 typedef struct ShenandoahSharedFlag {
   enum {
     UNSET = 0,