--- a/omr/ddr/lib/ddr-scanner/dwarf/DwarfScanner.cpp
+++ b/omr/ddr/lib/ddr-scanner/dwarf/DwarfScanner.cpp
@@ -1495,7 +1495,12 @@ DwarfScanner::traverse_cu_in_debug_section(Symbol_IR *ir)
 	Dwarf_Half versionStamp = 0;
 	Dwarf_Unsigned abbrevOffset = 0;
 	Dwarf_Half addressSize = 0;
+	Dwarf_Half lengthSize = 0;
+	Dwarf_Half extensionSize = 0;
+	Dwarf_Sig8 typeSignature;
+	Dwarf_Unsigned typeOffset = 0;
 	Dwarf_Unsigned nextCUheader = 0;
+	Dwarf_Half nextCUheaderType = 0;
 	Dwarf_Error error = NULL;
 
 	/* Go over each cu header. */
@@ -1504,7 +1509,7 @@ DwarfScanner::traverse_cu_in_debug_section(Symbol_IR *ir)
 		_typeOffsetMap.clear();
 		_ir = &newIR;
 
-		int ret = dwarf_next_cu_header(_debug, &cuHeaderLength, &versionStamp, &abbrevOffset, &addressSize, &nextCUheader, &error);
+		int ret = dwarf_next_cu_header_d(_debug, true, &cuHeaderLength, &versionStamp, &abbrevOffset, &addressSize, &lengthSize, &extensionSize, &typeSignature, &typeOffset, &nextCUheader, &nextCUheaderType, &error);
 		if (DW_DLV_ERROR == ret) {
 			ERRMSG("Failed to get next dwarf CU header.");
 			rc = DDR_RC_ERROR;
@@ -1518,7 +1523,7 @@ DwarfScanner::traverse_cu_in_debug_section(Symbol_IR *ir)
 		Dwarf_Die childDie = NULL;
 
 		/* Expect the CU to have a single sibling - a DIE */
-		if (DW_DLV_ERROR == dwarf_siblingof(_debug, NULL, &cuDie, &error)) {
+		if (DW_DLV_ERROR == dwarf_siblingof_b(_debug, NULL, true, &cuDie, &error)) {
 			ERRMSG("Getting sibling of CU: %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(error));
 			rc = DDR_RC_ERROR;
 			break;
@@ -1617,12 +1622,12 @@ DwarfScanner::scanFile(OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, Symbol_IR *ir, const char *f
 	}
 
 	if (DDR_RC_OK == rc) {
-		Dwarf_Unsigned access = DW_DLC_READ;
+		unsigned int groupNumber = DW_GROUPNUMBER_ANY;
 		Dwarf_Handler errhand = 0;
 		Dwarf_Ptr errarg = NULL;
 		intptr_t native_fd = omrfile_convert_omrfile_fd_to_native_fd(fd);
 		DwarfScanner::scanFileName = filepath;
-		res = dwarf_init((int)native_fd, access, errhand, errarg, &_debug, &error);
+		res = dwarf_init_b((int)native_fd, groupNumber, errhand, errarg, &_debug, &error);
 		if (DW_DLV_OK != res) {
 			ERRMSG("Failed to initialize libDwarf scanning %s: %s\nExiting...\n", filepath, dwarf_errmsg(error));
 			if (NULL != error) {
@@ -1640,7 +1645,7 @@ DwarfScanner::scanFile(OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, Symbol_IR *ir, const char *f
 
 		DEBUGPRINTF("Unloading libDwarf");
 
-		res = dwarf_finish(_debug, &error);
+		res = dwarf_finish(_debug);
 		if (DW_DLV_OK != res) {
 			ERRMSG("Failed to Unload libDwarf: %s\nExiting...\n", dwarf_errmsg(error));
 			if (NULL != error) {
@@ -1681,7 +1686,7 @@ DwarfScanner::getNextSibling(Dwarf_Die *die)
 	Dwarf_Error err = NULL;
 
 	/* Get the next sibling and free the previous one if successful. */
-	int ret = dwarf_siblingof(_debug, *die, &nextSibling, &err);
+	int ret = dwarf_siblingof_b(_debug, *die, true, &nextSibling, &err);
 	if (DW_DLV_ERROR == ret) {
 		ERRMSG("Getting sibling of die:%s\n", dwarf_errmsg(err));
 	} else if (DW_DLV_OK == ret) {