--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Tue Sep 11 16:20:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Tue Sep 11 20:20:38 2012 -0400
@@ -3018,7 +3018,7 @@
   // get receiver klass
   __ null_check(O0_recv, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes());
   __ load_klass(O0_recv, O0_recv);
-  __ verify_oop(O0_recv);
+  __ verify_klass_ptr(O0_recv);
 
   __ profile_virtual_call(O0_recv, O4);